Abraham de Moivre Quote

The Probability of an Event is greater or less, according to the number of chances by which it may happen, compared with the whole number of chances by which it may either happen or fail.


The Doctrine of Chances: or, A Method of Calculating the Probabilities, of Events in Play (3rd edition), Introduction (p. 1)


The Probability of an Event is greater or less, according to the number of chances by which it may happen, compared with the whole number of chances...

The Probability of an Event is greater or less, according to the number of chances by which it may happen, compared with the whole number of chances...

The Probability of an Event is greater or less, according to the number of chances by which it may happen, compared with the whole number of chances...

The Probability of an Event is greater or less, according to the number of chances by which it may happen, compared with the whole number of chances...