Law of truly large numbers

The law of truly large numbers (a statistical comment), says that with a large enough number of independent samples, any result with constant probability is likely to be seen.[1] We may highlight unlikely events and notice them more.

The law is often used to falsify different pseudo-scientific claims.[2]

References
  1. Everitt B.S. 2002. Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics, 2nd ed. ISBN 978-0521810999
  2. Beitman, Bernard D. (15 Apr 2018) Intrigued by the Low Probability of Synchronicities? Coincidence theorists and statisticians dispute the meaning of rare events. at [https://www.psychologytoday.com
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