What does N stand for in Thomas Bayes' publication “An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of...
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For example, in Prop 1, the beginning of the second paragraph. Suppose there be three such events, and which ever of them happens I am to receive N, and that the probability of the 1st, 2d, and 3d are respectively $frac{a}{N}$ , $frac{b}{N}$ , $frac{c}{N}$ . What does 'N' mean here? Also, what is the meaning of the expression, 'I am to receive N'? The essay can be found here: http://www.stat.ucla.edu/history/essay.pdf
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