"frequentism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From frequent + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frequent|ism}} frequent + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} frequentism (uncountable)
  1. An interpretation of probability in terms of frequency, often specifically as the limit of the relative frequency of an event as the sample size approaches infinity. Wikipedia link: Frequentist probability Tags: uncountable Related terms: frequentist, frequentistic Coordinate_terms: Bayesianism
    Sense id: en-frequentism-en-noun-I2cZ5bBy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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