Bayes' theorem

Summary

Bayes' theorem is a theorem^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of theorem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,537 views/month, #2 of 1,306).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bayes' theorem is credited with the discovery of Thomas Bayes^[3].
• Bayes' theorem's instance of is recorded as theorem^[4].
• Thomas Bayes is named after Bayes' theorem^[5].
• Bayes' theorem's GND ID is recorded as 4144221-0^[6].
• Bayes' theorem's part of is recorded as list of theorems^[7].
• Bayes' theorem's Commons category is recorded as Bayes' theorem^[8].
• Bayes' theorem's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D001499^[9].
• Bayes' theorem's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 73793^[10].
• Bayes' theorem's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1763-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Bayes' theorem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d5k4^[12].
• Bayes' theorem's MeSH tree code is recorded as E05.318.740.600.200^[13].
• Bayes' theorem's MeSH tree code is recorded as N05.715.360.750.625.150^[14].
• Bayes' theorem's MeSH tree code is recorded as N06.850.520.830.600.200^[15].
• Bayes' theorem's main subject is recorded as conditional probability^[16].
• Bayes' theorem's spoken text audio is recorded as Teorema de Bayes.ogg^[17].
• Bayes' theorem's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 519.54^[18].
• Bayes' theorem's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Bayess-theorem^[19].
• Bayes' theorem's used by is recorded as Bayesian statistics^[20].
• Bayes' theorem's used by is recorded as naive Bayes classifier^[21].
• Bayes' theorem's used by is recorded as Bayesian probability^[22].
• Bayes' theorem's defining formula is recorded as P(A \mid B) = \dfrac{P(B \mid A)P(A)}{P(B)}^[23].
• Bayes' theorem's studied by is recorded as probability theory^[24].
• Bayes' theorem's studied by is recorded as Bayesian statistics^[25].
• Bayes' theorem's MathWorld ID is recorded as BayesTheorem^[26].
• Bayes' theorem's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1852607^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Bayes' theorem is credited with the discovery of Thomas Bayes^[3]. Things named for it include Bayesian spam filtering^[28], an algorithm^[29].

Why It Matters

Bayes' theorem ranks in the top 0.15% of theorem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,537 views/month, #2 of 1,306).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

It has been cited as an influence by Bayesian confidence propagation neural network^[32].

Entities named for it include Bayesian spam filtering^[28], an algorithm^[29].

FAQs

Who did Bayes' theorem influence?

Bayes' theorem has been cited as an influence by Bayesian confidence propagation neural network^[32].