Condition for Expectation of Non-Negative Random Variable to be Zero
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Theorem
Let $X$ be a random variable.
Let:
- $\map \Pr {X \ge 0} = 1$
Then $\expect X = 0$ if and only if $\map \Pr {X = 0} = 1$.
Proof
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