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Bayes

noun
1.
English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761).  Synonym: Thomas Bayes.



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"Bayes" Quotes from Famous Books



... furious of all their works (the forecited Character, p. 5), do in concert confess, 'That some men of good understanding value him for his rhymes.' And (p. 17), 'That he has got, like Mr Bayes in the Rehearsal (that is, like Mr Dryden), a notable knack at ...
— Poetical Works of Pope, Vol. II • Alexander Pope

... foresaid beef, as chine or fore-rib, & stuff it with penniroyal, or other sweet herbs, or parsley minced small, and some salt, prick in here & there a few whole cloves, roast it; and then take claret wine, wine vinegar, whole pepper, rosemary, and bayes, and tyme, bound up close in a bundle, and boil'd in some claret-wine, and wine-vinegar, make the pickle, and put some salt to it; then pack it up close in a barrel that will but just hold it, put the pickle to it, close it on the head, and keep ...
— The accomplisht cook - or, The art & mystery of cookery • Robert May



Words linked to "Bayes" :   mathematician, Bayes' postulate



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