"sunrise problem" meaning in All languages combined

See sunrise problem on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the sunrise problem [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the sunrise problem
  1. (philosophy) The difficulty of using statistical probability to evaluate the plausibility of a statement such as "the sun will rise tomorrow" based only on prior observations. Wikipedia link: sunrise problem Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-sunrise_problem-en-name-3jxmne2z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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