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单词 bayes' theorem
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Bayes' theorem

[ beyz, bey-ziz ]
/ beɪz, ˈbeɪ zɪz /

noun Statistics.

a theorem describing how the conditional probability of each of a set of possible causes, given an observed outcome, can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and of the conditional probability of the outcome, given each cause.

Origin of Bayes' theorem

see origin at Bayesian

Words nearby Bayes' theorem

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British Dictionary definitions for Bayes' theorem

Bayes' theorem
/ (beɪz) /

noun

statistics the fundamental result which expresses the conditional probability P (E/A) of an event E given an event A as P (A/E). P (E) /P (A); more generally, where E n is one of a set of values E i which partition the sample space, P (E n /A) = P (A/E n) P (E n) / Σ P (A/E i) P (E i). This enables prior estimates of probability to be continually revised in the light of observations

Word Origin for Bayes' theorem

C20: named after Thomas Bayes (1702–61), English mathematician and Presbyterian minister
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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