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Bayesianism

Bayesianism noun: an approach to probability which quantifies expectations based on given data, following Bayes' theorem.

Noun

Bayesianism (uncountable)

  1. An approach to probability which quantifies expectations based on given data, following Bayes' theorem.

Origin of Bayesianism

From Bayesian + -ism.

Questions about Bayesianism

What does Bayesianism mean?
Bayesianism means an approach to probability which quantifies expectations based on given data, following Bayes' theorem.
What part of speech is Bayesianism?
Bayesianism is a noun.

Words near Bayesianism in the dictionary

  1. Bayes' rule
  2. Bayes' theorem
  3. bayesian
  4. Bayesian network
  5. Bayesian networks
  6. Bayesianism
  7. Bayesianist
  8. Bayesianists
  9. Bayesianness
  10. Bayesians
  11. bayest

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