Quote#Politics & Power
[P]robability as a measurable degree of certainty; necessity and…
Quote byJacob Bernoulli · 1654–1705
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ' (1713).
English (original)
[P]robability as a measurable degree of certainty; necessity and chance; moral versus mathematical expectation; a priori an a posteriori probability; expectation of winning when players are divided according to dexterity; regard of all available arguments, their valuation, and their calculable evaluation; law of large numbers...
— Jacob Bernoulli
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