Principle of indifference

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA rule for assigning epistemic probabilities, according to which, in the absence of any relevant evidence, agents should distribute their credence (or 'degrees of belief') equally among all the possible outcomes.

Synonyms

bertrand's paradox mediocrity principle cromwell's rule uniform distribution jeffreys prior principle imputation rule of succession equidistribution expectiminimax fair division indifference curve

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