theorem
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In Bayes’ theorem, “priors” are initial predictions about an event, which we update as new information becomes available.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
A key foundation for understanding why time seems to move in one direction is Boltzmann's H theorem, a central principle in statistical mechanics tied to the second law of thermodynamics.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
AI can’t sit with a student after class and talk through a complex theorem until the child finally gets it.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
Known as the "infinite monkey theorem", the mathematical thought-experiment has long been used to explain the principles of probability and randomness.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
As Hobbes remarked of his friend, ‘Roberval has this peculiarity: whenever people publish any remarkable theorem they have discovered, he immediately announces, in papers which he distributes, that he discovered it first.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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