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Principle of indifference — The principle of indifference (also called principle of insufficient reason) is a rule for assigning epistemic probabilities.Suppose that there are n gt; 1 mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive possibilities.The principle of indifference … Wikipedia
Principle of maximum entropy — This article is about the probability theoretic principle. For the classifier in machine learning, see maximum entropy classifier. For other uses, see maximum entropy (disambiguation). Bayesian statistics Theory Bayesian probability Probability… … Wikipedia
Principle of material objectivity — is an obsolete term and should be replaced by principle of material frame indifference. ( I was responsible for introducing the obsolete term in 1958 and now regret that I misled a lot of people , Walter Noll). Here is a precise statement of the… … Wikipedia
indifference — /in dif euhr euhns, dif reuhns/, n. 1. lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty. 2. unimportance; little or no concern: Whether or not to attend the party is a matter of indifference to him. 3. the quality … Universalium
indifference, principle of — The principle named (but rejected) by Keynes, whereby if there is no known reason for asserting one rather than another out of several alternatives, then relative to our knowledge they have an equal probability. Without restriction the principle… … Philosophy dictionary
principle of insufficient reason — See indifference, principle of … Philosophy dictionary
insufficient reason, principle of — See indifference, principle of … Philosophy dictionary
reason, principle of insufficient — See indifference, principle of … Philosophy dictionary
Doomsday argument — World population from 10,000 BC to AD 2000 The Doomsday argument (DA) is a probabilistic argument that claims to predict the number of future members of the human species given only an estimate of the total number of humans born so far. Simply… … Wikipedia
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