You Can't Always Get What You Want Some Considerations Regarding Conditional Probabilities.

The standard treatment of conditional probability leaves conditional probability undefined when the conditioning proposition has zero probability. Nonetheless, some find the option of extending the scope of conditional probability to include zero-probability conditions attractive or even compelling....

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Publicado en:Erkenntnis Vol. 80; no. 3; pp. 573 - 604
Autor principal: Myrvold, Wayne
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2015
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