@GrumplessGrinch @cwage > confused, but I think the phrase “Aristotelian logic” was what tripped him up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_logic
@GrumplessGrinch @cwage The model is a parameterized, universally quantified statement, e.g. forall x P(boojum(x)|snark(x)) = c.
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@GrumplessGrinch@cwage Statistical inference then lets you estimate the parameter c given evidence. -
@GrumplessGrinch@cwage The model itself is a logical statement, not a probabilistic one; it is true or false. - 2 more replies
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