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theoretical probability (in contrast to empirical probability, dealing with probabilities in the context of real experiments). The probability is a number

2008) was a Japanese mathematician who made fundamental contributions to probability theory, in particular, the theory of stochastic processes. He invented

who have made major contributions. In 2014, the Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani became the first female Fields Medalist. In total, 64 people have

of 7.5 million Norwegian kroner (NOK, about US$873,000 in 2025; increased from 6 million NOK in 2019). The Abel Prize's history dates back to 1899, when

was born in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk), Russia, and died in Moscow. He is perhaps best known for his work with Kolmogorov, and his contributions to the study

counting problem and derived Poisson probabilities as a solution to a family of differential equations, resulting in the independent discovery of the Poisson

conditional independence) if and only if their joint probability equals the product of their probabilities: A ∩ B ≠ ∅ {\displaystyle A\cap B\neq \emptyset

Her contributions focused on the mathematical theory of stochastic control, backward stochastic differential equations and their application in mathematical

probabilities, allowing one to find the probability of a cause given its effect. For example, with Bayes' theorem, one can calculate the probability that

classical definition is at risk of circularity: Probabilities are defined by assuming equality of probabilities. In the absence of symmetry the utility of the