probability theory
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“Talagrand is an exceptionally prolific mathematician whose work has transformed probability theory, functional analysis and statistics,” the academy said in its award citation.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024
For the kind of work that I’m doing, we need something that is more like a probability theory, where you’re not just measuring a number for each data point.
From Scientific American • Nov. 22, 2022
Lizza’s mother, Oksana, a professor of probability theory and statistical mathematics at Pryazovskyi State Technical University, didn’t want to leave without her own parents, who lived in another neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2022
He helped lay the foundations of calculus and probability theory.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022
Since Galileo, of course, all sorts of new languages have been invented with which to do science, including algebra, calculus and probability theory.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
