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Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities.
George Boole

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Date of Birth:
November 2, 1815
Date of Death:
December 8, 1864
Nationality:
Irish
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