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Comment by wnoise

> Our work is based on the idea that ranking theory can be used as a general tool -- like probability theory -- to build arbitrary models involving uncertainty.

Why would I believe that? What benefit does calculating these "degrees of surprise" give?

Compare with probability theory which has done an outstanding job at providing quantitative answers to questions in an uncertain context.

parent wnoise 6 years ago

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