We see that the theory of probabilities is at bottom only co... - Pierre-Simon Laplace

This quote is attributed to Pierre-Simon Laplace.

"We see that the theory of probabilities is at bottom only common sense reduced to calculation."

Pierre-Simon Laplace Science

Mathematician and Astronomer French 1749–1827

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