The ancient romans were addicted to betting and used complex fractions to express odds. I wonder what that says about their intuition about probability.
Links supporting this:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25102412
http://feeclub.com/2012/12/gambling-in-ancient-rome/
Also note that a major bet is central to the plot of Ben Hur.
The ancient romans were addicted to betting and used complex fractions to express odds. I wonder what that says about their intuition about probability.
Links supporting this:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25102412
http://feeclub.com/2012/12/gambling-in-ancient-rome/
Also note that a major bet is central to the plot of Ben Hur.