Borel on the Heap.

In 1907 Borel published a remarkable essay on the paradox of the Heap ('Un paradoxe économique: le sophisme du tas de blé et les vérités statistiques'), in which Borel proposes what is likely the first statistical account of vagueness ever written, and where he discusses the practical implications o...

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Published in:	Erkenntnis Vol. 79; pp. 1043 - 1080
Main Authors:	Égré, Paul, Barberousse, Anouk
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jun2014 Supplement
Subjects:	Heaps (Mathematics) Measurement errors Vagueness (Philosophy) Borel, Émile, 1871-1956 Probability theory
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