Terminological varieties and misconceptions in probability

DOI10.1134/S1995080222120046MaRDI QIDQ2680657zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors V. E. Abramov, K. A. Yuklasov

Publication date 4 January 2023

Published in Lobachevskii Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995080222120046

zbMATH Keywords

indifference principleinterpretations of probabilityprobabilistic logicsubjective theory of probabilitysymmetry in probability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of mathematical logic and foundations (03-03)

Review text

The article reviews some important interpretations, discrepancies and misconceptions relating to probability, in their historical context. More concretely, the authors discuss theoretical and terminological disagreements regarding the indifference principle and probabilistic logic. The proposed interpretations and understandings are discussed based on L. J. Savage's subjective theory of probability in comparison to objectivistic approaches. The paper is of particular interest to specialists interested in the philosophy of probability (and mathematics in general), and the theoretical justifications of probabilistic and statistical inference.

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