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handoflixue comments on P(X = exact value) = 0: Is it really counterintuitive? - Less Wrong Discussion

8 Post author: lucidfox 29 July 2011 12:45PM

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Comment author: handoflixue 29 July 2011 10:51:00PM 1 point [-]

Augh, my mistake. This is why I am currently doing a math refresher. Thank you :)

Comment author: Manfred 29 July 2011 11:59:24PM 1 point [-]

Yeah, it makes all sorts of sense to just set things to values, but once you start using limits that breaks things. Stupid limits.