Sentence examples for has a credence from inspiring English sources

The extra assumptions are these: First, if our agent has a credence function \(c\) in \(\mathcal{C_F}\), the possible worlds that we are considering include not only all (consistent) truth assignments to \(\mathcal{F}\), but also any (consistent) truth assignments to any (finite) algebra \(\mathcal{F}'\) that extends \(\mathcal{F}\).

I think either one could be or actually both could be, but certainly the latter theory has a little credence to it only because you have to feel sorry for Hamilton at the Convention.

So when she recommends a financial product, it has a lot more credence than other celebs.

Eagle (2005: §4–5) suggests that a system is predictable iff, conditional on what we know about the past states of the system, and knowing the laws, we may have a posterior credence in future states that is closer to the truth than our prior credence (where closeness to the truth is characterised by having a more inaccuracy-minimising credence, as in Joyce 1998).

32 Studies 26 50 has shown that callers have a great credence in telenurses advices, and despite not feeling quite confident regarding the advice, the callers followed them.

While overall I feel his stance has a high level of credence I still sought some additional clarity.

The agent by whose lights each of a set of bets looks fair although they lead collectively to a Dutch Book, which can be set up by examining simply the agent's credences, has a system of evaluation that is self-defeating, and as such may be said to exhibit a form of irrationality.

He says he has a hard time giving much credence to this argument.

The rich should be a law-abiding lot if the theory that crime has its roots in poverty has any credence.

Generally it's used as a means to make the other candidates look like they have a bit of credence.

A notoriously brash character and tough negotiator, Klein invented the role of business manager but his stance as the outsider siding with the artists, the enemy of the record companies, would have had a lot more credence if he hadn't succeeded in negotiating excellent, many would say extortionate, terms when he parted company with his clients.