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Math: Probability: Definition: What is a possible definition of probability? [history]

Dec 26th, 2004 14:22
Knud van Eeden,

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Math: Probability: Definition: What is a possible definition of 
probability? [history]

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The classical definition of probability is:

The total number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of
possible outcomes.

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History:

This definition was first proposed by the Italian mathematician
Gerolamo Cardano (1501-1576).

He also introduced combinatorics in calculations of probability.

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Book: see also:

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[book: source: Gullberg, Jan - Mathematics, from the birth of numbers -
 1997 - ISBN: 0-393-04002-X - p. 961 'Probability theory']

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Internet: see also:

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classical probability
http://members.aol.com/jeff570/c.html

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