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General principles of the probability calculus

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The first of these principles is the very definition of probability, which, as we have seen, is the ratio of the number of favourable cases to that of all possible cases [1].

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  1. Department of Mathematical Statistics, University of Natal, King George V Avenue, 4001, Durban, Natal, Republic of South Africa

    Andrew I. Dale

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Dale, A.I. (1995). General principles of the probability calculus. In: Philosophical Essay on Probabilities. Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, vol 13. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4184-3_2

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