I have been thinking a lot about probability recently. I was never interested in probability as a mathematician, but that's because probability is a tool for reasoning rather than a branch of mathematics. Mathematics is one way to reason, but so is programming or just plain old prose. Probability is a framework for understanding knowledge, especially when the environment is uncertain, noisy or simply too large. In other words:
Probabilistic inequality: newsletter #28
Probabilistic inequality: newsletter #28
Probabilistic inequality: newsletter #28
I have been thinking a lot about probability recently. I was never interested in probability as a mathematician, but that's because probability is a tool for reasoning rather than a branch of mathematics. Mathematics is one way to reason, but so is programming or just plain old prose. Probability is a framework for understanding knowledge, especially when the environment is uncertain, noisy or simply too large. In other words: