THE HISTORY OF PROBABILITY THEORY

Probability theory is not science, but as a collection of empirical observations, information there long, as long as there is a dice game. Indeed, an experienced player knows, and probably took into account in the game that the loss of different points have different frequency of occurrence. When throwing three bones, for example, three points can only occur in one way (in point each on each bone) and four points - in three ways: 1 + 2 + 1, 1 + 2 + 1, 1 + 1 + 2. Basic concepts of probability theory emerged, as has been said, in connection with problems of gambling, the processing results of astronomical observations, tasks statistics, the practice of insurance companies.