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probability theory
noun
Mathematics, Statistics.
- the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Compare probability ( def 4 ).
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of probability theory1
First recorded in 1830–40
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“Talagrand is an exceptionally prolific mathematician whose work has transformed probability theory, functional analysis and statistics,” the academy said in its award citation.
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“Anthropologists, sociologists, historians and psychologists, as well as those working on probability theory and physics, took him to have important insights for their disciplines.”
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This direction of developing probability theory for more complicated structures than numbers is an example.
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When Pascal combined probability theory with zero and with infinity, he found God.
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He helped lay the foundations of calculus and probability theory.
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