Probability theory : a historical sketch /

Probability Theory: A Historical Sketch covers the probability theory, mainly axiomatization problems. The book discusses the prehistory of the probability theory; the first stage in the development of probability theory; and the development of probability theory to the middle of the 19th century. T...

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Main Author: Maĭstrov, L. E. (Leonid Efimovich)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kotz, Samuel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Academic Press, ©1974.
Series:Probability and mathematical statistics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Probability Theory: A Historical Sketch covers the probability theory, mainly axiomatization problems. The book discusses the prehistory of the probability theory; the first stage in the development of probability theory; and the development of probability theory to the middle of the 19th century. The text also describes the probability theory in the second half of the 19th century; and the axiomatic foundations of the probability theory. Historians and mathematicians will find the book invaluable.
Item Description:Translation of: Teorii︠a︡ veroi︠a︡tnosteĭ.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274).
ISBN:9781483218632
1483218635