What is the probability of a fair coin landing on heads, expressed as a fraction?
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In probability, a fair coin has two equally likely outcomes, meaning the theoretical probability is exactly 0.5. However, some studies suggest that due to the way coins are flipped, they have a very slight 'same-side' bias of about 51%.
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