principle of indifference

English

Noun

principle of indifference (plural principles of indifference)

  1. A rule for assigning epistemic probabilities, according to which, in the absence of any relevant evidence, agents should distribute their credence (or 'degrees of belief') equally among all the possible outcomes.
    Synonym: principle of insufficient reason
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