timtyler comments on Conditioning on Observers - Less Wrong

6 Post author: Jonathan_Lee 11 May 2010 05:15AM

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Comment author: timtyler 12 May 2010 07:18:33PM 0 points [-]

"Subjective probability" is a basic term in decision theory and economics, though. If you want to roll your own metric, surely you should call it something else - to avoid much confusion.

Comment author: Emile 12 May 2010 08:29:08PM 0 points [-]

That is why I'd rather talk in terms of bets than subjective probability - they don't require precise technical definitions.