The theory of probabilities is at bottom only common sense reduced to calculus.

La théorie des probabilités n'est, au fond, que le bon sens réduit au calcul.

Pierre-Simon Laplace

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Probability Statistics Mathematics

Author

Pierre-Simon Laplace

Source

Theorie Analytique des Probabilites

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

French

Time

1814 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Mathematician Scholar Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Laplace, Pierre-Simon. Theorie Analytique des Probabilities [Analytic Theory of Probability]. Paris: Madame Va Courcier, 1812.

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