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UNINA9910300151303321 |
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Autore |
Rocchi Paolo |
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Titolo |
Janus-Faced Probability / / by Paolo Rocchi |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2014.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (150 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Probabilities |
Mathematics |
History |
Mathematical logic |
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes |
History of Mathematical Sciences |
Mathematical Logic and Foundations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I On the Meaning of Probability ""; ""1 Interpretations of Probability""; ""1.1�Variety of Theories""; ""1.2�Pluralists""; ""References""; ""2 A Mathematical Approach to the Interpretation Problem""; ""2.1�Why I am a Pluralist""; ""2.2�Guidelines""; ""2.3�An Analytical Approach""; ""2.3.1 Theorem of Large Numbers (Strong)""; ""2.3.2 Theorem of a Single Number""; ""2.4�Two Remarks on Mathematics and Science""; ""2.4.1 Physical Mapping""; ""2.4.2 Division of Labor""; ""2.5�Different Arguments, Different Probabilities"" |
""References""""3 Probability Validation""; ""3.1�A Parameter that Cannot be Validated Does Not Exist""; ""3.2�Theoretical Proof and Empirical Validation""; ""3.3�From Controllability to Realism""; ""3.3.1 Statistics of Long-Term Events""; ""3.4�From Uncontrollability to Unrealism""; ""3.4.1 Statistics of Single Events""; ""3.5�Sorry Science""; |
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