A correction of the historiographical record on the probability integral

2019/10/19 by Fausto Di Biase, Di Biase, Fausto
Mathematics · #01A50 #01A85 #FOS: Mathematics #History and Overview (math.HO) #Probability and Statistical Research

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1910.08791

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Abstract

We correct a common (but mistaken) attribution of the evaluation of the probability integral, usually attributed to Poisson, Gauss, or Laplace.

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