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The sweep of probability

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University of Notre Dame Press, Dec 31, 1990 - Science - 228 pages

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Contents

Introduction
1
Conditional Probability and Dependence
19
The Usefulness of the Rule of Elimination
35
Copyright

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TitleThe sweep of probability
AuthorGeorge N. Schlesinger
PublisherUniversity of Notre Dame Press, 1990
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized2 Jun 2008
ISBN0268017387, 9780268017385
Length228 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General
Philosophy / General
Philosophy / Logic
Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects
  
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