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== Web Comics == |
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* In a game of ''Dungeons & Discourse'' in [[Dresden Codak]], [[Kim Ross]] plays a "Bayesian Imperimancer". |
* In a game of ''Dungeons & Discourse'' in [[Dresden Codak]], [[Kim Ross]] plays a "Bayesian Imperimancer". |
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{{quote|'''Kim''': I am 87% confident you will burst into flames. (*''fwoosh''*)}} |
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** Bayesian probability concerns itself with the liklihood of a given event based upon the outcome of past events; for example, if a coin has landed heads ten times, bayesian probability dictates it is highly likely to land heads an eleventh time. Kim's class is a play on "Bayesian Imperitive" as in, she can basically tell the world how to work if she makes strong enough judgments about how it should work. |
** Bayesian probability concerns itself with the liklihood of a given event based upon the outcome of past events; for example, if a coin has landed heads ten times, bayesian probability dictates it is highly likely to land heads an eleventh time. Kim's class is a play on "Bayesian Imperitive" as in, she can basically tell the world how to work if she makes strong enough judgments about how it should work. |
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* [[Erfworld]] has Mathamancy, which is described as, to paraphrase: "analyzing probabilities, predicting outcomes, and the raw calculations thereof". |
* [[Erfworld]] has Mathamancy, which is described as, to paraphrase: "analyzing probabilities, predicting outcomes, and the raw calculations thereof". |
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