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thumb|upright=1.35|Firefighters are exposed to risks of [[fire and building collapse during their work.]]
Risk is the possibility that something harmful or unwanted could happen in a given situation, like how firefighters face dangers from fire and collapsing buildings while doing their jobs. Understanding risk matters because it helps people recognize potential dangers in their activities so they can prepare for them or take steps to protect themselves.
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Research
4,068,523 papers- Cumulative risk and child development.Psychological bulletin · 2013
- Risk assessment in solitary fibrous tumors: validation and refinement of a risk stratification model.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2017
- A Pandemic Risk Perception Scale.Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2022
- Risk Reduction in Peanut Immunotherapy.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2020
- Risk assessment for people living with dementia: a systematic review.International psychogeriatrics · 2024
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- Definition
- Versus uncertainty
- By field
- Mathematical
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- Probability distributions
- Expected values
- Outcome frequencies
- Financial risk
- Portfolio theory
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- Mandelbrot's mild and wild theory
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- Management
- Assessment
- Attitude, appetite and tolerance
- Mitigation
- Psychology of risk
- Risk perception
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- Sex differences
- Philosophy of risk
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- Risk society
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thumb|upright=1.35|Firefighters are exposed to risks of [[fire and building collapse during their work.]]
Risk is the possibility of something bad happening, comprising a level of uncertainty about the effects and implications of an activity, particularly negative and undesirable consequences.thumb|Harbor sign warning visitors that use of the walkway is "at your own risk"
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