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Probability Validation

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The theorem of large numbers and the theorem of a single number that illustrate the possibility of determining the presence of probability in the physical reality are worthy of further examination.

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    Paolo Rocchi

  2. LUISS University, Roma, Italy

    Paolo Rocchi

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Rocchi, P. (2014). Probability Validation. In: Janus-Faced Probability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04861-1_3

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