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Fundamental Theorems of Probability

Bayes Theorem:

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Reasoning by cases theorem:

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Independence theorem:

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Where independence is defined as:

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In each of the above theorems, all the probabilities are conditioned on the proposition. Since it could be equivalent to any logical formula, they all hold with c replaced by any vector of truth values, c.

See also Axioms Probability.

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