Typicality First

Author:Wilhelm, Isaac

Article Title:Typicality First

Abstract:
Instances of the law of large numbers are used to model many different physical systems. In this paper, I argue for a particular interpretation, of those instances of that law, which appeals to typicality. As I argue, the content of that law, when used to model physical systems, is that the probability of an event typically-rather than probably-approximates the frequency with which that event occurs.

Keywords:  typicality; probability; law of large numbers; philosophy of science; philosophy of physics

DOI: 10.1093/pq/pqae036

Source:PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY

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