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Probability is a complex concept about whose meaning many books and scientific articles have been written. There are three main approaches to probability: (i) the classical approach, (ii) the frequentist approach, and (iii) the Bayesian or subjective approach.

People have argued about the meaning of the word “probability” for at least hundreds of years, maybe thousands. So bitter, and fervent, have the battles been between the contending schools of thought, that they've often been likened to religious wars. And this situation continues to the present time (Kaplan 1997 , p. 407).