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Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

  • Written by Zachary del Rosario, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Olin College of Engineering
Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually worksProbability can explain why a coin flip has a 50/50 chance of landing heads versus tails, but it also can be used for more powerful applications. Monty Rakusen/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the most important concept in...

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