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Synonym of Bayes' theorem.

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“Laplace had owned Bayes’ rule⟳ in all but name⟳ since 1781. The formula, the method, and its masterful utilization all belong⟳ to Pierre Simon Laplace. He made probability-based statistics commonplace. By transforming a theory of gambling into practical mathematics, Laplace’s work⟳ dominated probability and statistics for a century. “In my mind⟳,” Glenn Shafer of Rutgers University observed, “Laplace did everything, and we just read⟳ stuff back into Thomas Bayes. Laplace put⟳ it into modern terms. In a sense⟳, everything is Laplacean.” If advancing the world’s knowledge is important, Bayes’ rule⟳ should be called Laplace’s rule⟳ or, in modern parlance, BPL for Bayes-Price-Laplace. Sadly, a half century of usage forces us to give⟳ Bayes’ name⟳ to what was really Laplace’s achievement.”

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