probability

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When proof came in fractions — the medieval law that arithmetized evidence, forbade summing it, and tortured to make up the difference

topic map 2026-08-16 · legal-history, law-of-evidence, canon-law, preuve-legale, torture
The medieval law of proof developed the concepts of uncertain reasoning yet refused to quantify them — no quarter-proofs, and its heirs still bar Bayesian math from court

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-07-11 · legal-history, law-of-evidence, probability, history-of-mathematics, legal-epistemology