<math>\Pr(\text{RCA}_i \geq 1 \mid \text{RCA}_j \geq 1)</math> is the conditional probability of exporting good i given that you export good j. By considering the minimum of both conditional probabilities, we eliminate the problem that arises when a country is the sole exporter of a particular good: the conditional probability of exporting any other good given that one would be equal to one for all other goods exported by that country. | <math>\Pr(\text{RCA}_i \geq 1 \mid \text{RCA}_j \geq 1)</math> is the conditional probability of exporting good i given that you export good j. By considering the minimum of both conditional probabilities, we eliminate the problem that arises when a country is the sole exporter of a particular good: the conditional probability of exporting any other good given that one would be equal to one for all other goods exported by that country. |