Pierre-Simon Laplace quote: Probability theory is nothing more than common sense reduced to calculation. -1819

Probability theory is nothing more than common sense reduced to calculation. -1819

~ Pierre-Simon Laplace ~

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Probability theory is nothing more than common sense reduced to calculation. -1819

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