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St. Petersburg paradoxes

St. Petersburg paradoxes is the plural of St. Petersburg paradox.

Meaning of St. Petersburg paradox

Noun

St. Petersburg paradox (plural St. Petersburg paradoxes)

  1. The paradox raised by a particular (theoretical) lottery game that leads to a random variable with infinite expected value (i.e. infinite expected payoff) but nevertheless seems to be worth only a very small amount to the participants.

Questions about St. Petersburg paradoxes

What is St. Petersburg paradoxes the plural of?
St. Petersburg paradoxes is the plural of St. Petersburg paradox.

Words near St. Petersburg paradoxes in the dictionary

  1. St. Petersburg
  2. St. Petersburg Beach
  3. St. Petersburg lotteries
  4. St. Petersburg lottery
  5. St. Petersburg paradox
  6. St. Petersburg paradoxes
  7. St. Petersburgh
  8. St. Pölten
  9. St. Regis Falls
  10. St. Shott's
  11. St. Simons

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