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BL
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649823
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Rocchi, Paolo
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| Title & Author
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Janus-faced probability /\ Paolo Rocchi
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1 online resource (xiii, 147 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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3319048619 (electronic bk.)
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: 9783319048611 (electronic bk.)
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9783319048604
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Abstract
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The problem of probability interpretation was long overlooked before exploding in the 20th century, when the frequentist and subjectivist schools formalized two conflicting conceptions of probability. Beyond the radical followers of the two schools, a circle of pluralist thinkers tends to reconcile the opposing concepts. The author uses two theorems in order to prove that the various interpretations of probability do not come into opposition and can be used in different contexts. The goal here is to clarify the multifold nature of probability by means of a purely mathematical approach and to show how philosophical arguments can only serve to deepen actual intellectual contrasts. The book can be considered as one of the most important contributions in the analysis of probability interpretation in the last 10-15 years
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Probabilities.
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Mathematics.
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History of Mathematical Sciences.
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Mathematical Logic and Foundations.
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Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.
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| Dewey Classification
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519.2
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QA273
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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