PROBABILISTS

Noun

probabilists

plural of probabilist

Source: Wiktionary


PROBABILIST

Prob"a*bil*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. probabilists.]

1. One who maintains that certainty is impossible, and that probability alone is to govern our faith and actions.

2. (Casuistry)

Definition: One who maintains that a man may do that which has a probability of being right, or which is inculcated by teachers of authority, although other opinions may seem to him still more probable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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