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Re:Ask HN: What is a commonly known tech topic that non-tech... by bjourne on Monday June 05, 2017 @02:14PM (#14489876)
Bayesian inference. Someone looking like the suspect was at the murder scene. But there are millions of people looking like the suspect. The murderer was wearing a yellow jacket and the suspect has a yellow jacket in his wardrobe. But there are millions of people owning yellow jackets. If you know how Bayesian inference works, you know that the suspect is very likely the murderer.

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