Prior Probability Beta

Famous quotes containing the words prior and/or probability:

“Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?”
—Matthew Prior (1664–1721)

“Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. Gods speak, spirits speak, computers speak. Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability provides loopholes, and discrepancies are expunged by Faith.”
—Ursula K. Le Guin (b. 1929)