English Explanatory Dictionary

principle of indifference

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A 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.

Word forms

principle of indifference principles of indifference

Synonyms

principle of insufficient reason
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