Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/55747| Title: | The origins of probability |
| Authors: | Camilleri, Liberato |
| Keywords: | Estimation theory Probabilities Mathematics -- Philosophy Logic, Symbolic and mathematical Probabilities -- History Mere, Antoine Gombaud, chevalier de, 1610-1684 Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662 |
| Issue Date: | 2018-07-15 |
| Publisher: | Allied Newspapers Ltd. |
| Citation: | Camilleri, L. (2018, July 15). The origins of probability. The Sunday Times of Malta, pp. 58. |
| Abstract: | The theory of probability had its origins in games of chance and gambling. Probability originated from a gambler’s dispute in 1654 concerning the division of a stake between two players whose game was interrupted before its close.The problem was proposed by a well-to-do gambler, the Chevalier de Mere to prominent mathematicians including Blaise Pascal who shared his thoughts with Pierre de Fermat. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/55747 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciSOR |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The origins of probability.pdf | 1.49 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in OAR@UM are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.