Bertrand Paradox (probability)
The Bertrand paradox is a problem within the classical interpretation of probability theory. Joseph Bertrand introduced it in his work Calcul des probabilités (1888) as an example to show that probabilities may not be well defined if the mechanism or method that produces the random variable is not clearly defined.
Read more about Bertrand Paradox (probability): Bertrand's Formulation of The Problem, Classical Solution, Jaynes' Solution Using The "maximum Ignorance" Principle, Physical Experiments
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