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Aumann's agreement theorem

Aumann's agreement theorem proper noun: a theorem stating that two Bayesian agents with the same prior beliefs cannot "agree to disagree" about the probability of an event if their individual beliefs are common knowledge.

Proper noun

Aumann's agreement theorem

  1. A theorem stating that two Bayesian agents with the same prior beliefs cannot "agree to disagree" about the probability of an event if their individual beliefs are common knowledge.

Origin of Aumann's agreement theorem

Proved by Robert Aumann in a 1976 paper.

Questions about Aumann's agreement theorem

What does Aumann's agreement theorem mean?
Aumann's agreement theorem means a theorem stating that two Bayesian agents with the same prior beliefs cannot "agree to disagree" about the probability of an event if their individual beliefs are common knowledge.
What part of speech is Aumann's agreement theorem?
Aumann's agreement theorem is a proper noun.

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