Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the ...

Quote of the day: Blaise Pascal, who lived from 1623 to 1662, made lasting contributions to probability theory, fluid ...

THE subject of probability originated in the consideration of actual but trivial problems. Its obvious attractions as a field for the exercise of mathematical ingenuity soon gave it a predominantly ...

The likelihood of all possible outcomes. The common example of a probability distribution is a coin toss, and the bell curve is the common expression of the distribution of events. THIS DEFINITION IS ...

Source: Thunder Bay, Canada. Used with permission of Dan Hunt, MD. Coincidences attract our attention because they seem weird, odd, or unlikely. Their improbability stimulates wonder—“what are the ...

IN his article on The Meaning of Probability in NATURE of September 14, Dr. Dingle has attempted to support his case by means of a striking example. Unfortunately his illustration is by no means ...