Sentence:  <WSD>Thus</WSD> in the three dice example * * f , * * f , and the independence assumption implies that the probability that the three dice fall ace , not ace , ace in that order is ( 1 6 ) ( 5 6 ) ( 1 6 ) . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result