The Doctrine of Chances: Or a Method of Calculating the Probability of Events in Play (1718)

Moivre, Abraham De

ISBN 10: 1437290744 / ISBN 13: 9781437290745

Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2008

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Title: The Doctrine of Chances: Or a Method of ...

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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The Doctrine of Chances, written by Abraham de Moivre in 1718, is a mathematical treatise that explores the probability of events in games of chance. The book presents a method for calculating the probability of various outcomes in games such as dice, cards, and lotteries. De Moivre's work is considered a seminal text in the field of probability theory, and it is credited with laying the foundation for modern statistics....

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