Objective Probability

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• Title: Objective Probability
• ArXiv ID: 1304.2727
• Date: 2013-04-11
• Authors: Researchers from original ArXiv paper

📝 Abstract

A distinction is sometimes made between "statistical" and "subjective" probabilities. This is based on a distinction between "unique" events and "repeatable" events. We argue that this distinction is untenable, since all events are "unique" and all events belong to "kinds", and offer a conception of probability for A1 in which (1) all probabilities are based on -- possibly vague -- statistical knowledge, and (2) every statement in the language has a probability. This conception of probability can be applied to very rich languages.

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A distinction is sometimes made between “statistical” and “subjective” probabilities. This is based on a distinction between “unique” events and “repeatable” events. We argue that this distinction is untenable, since all events are “unique” and all events belong to “kinds”, and offer a conception of probability for A1 in which (1) all probabilities are based on – possibly vague – statistical knowledge, and (2) every statement in the language has a probability. This conception of probability can be applied to very rich languages.

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