Probability Theory Quotes
- It was our use of probability theory as logic that has enabled us to do so easily what was impossible for those who thought of… — Edwin Thompson Jaynes
- Probability theory is nothing but common sense reduced to calculation. — Pierre-Simon Laplace
- In no other branch of mathematics is it so easy for experts to blunder as in probability theory. — Martin Gardner
- One of the most striking and fundamental things about probability theory is that it leads to an understanding of the otherwise strange fact that events… — Warren Weaver
- Maybe we should teach schoolchildren probability theory and investment risk management. — Andrew Lo
- I failed math twice, never fully grasping probability theory. I mean, first off, who cares if you pick a black ball or a white ball… — Janet Evanovich
- At a purely formal level, one could call probability theory the study of measure spaces with total measure one, but that would be like calling… — Terence Tao
- A scientist worthy of a lab coat should be able to make original discoveries while wearing a clown suit, or give a lecture in a… — Eliezer Yudkowsky