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<p>belief. Rationality and coherence allow for substantial variation within the constraints they pose; the constraints are justified by the <a href="page.php?w=Dutch_book">Dutch book</a> argument or by <a href="page.php?w=decision_theory">decision theory</a> and <a href="page.php?w=de_Finetti%27s_theorem">de Finetti's theorem</a>. The objective and subjective variants of Bayesian probability differ mainly in their interpretation and construction of the prior probability.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p>The term Bayesian derives from <a href="page.php?w=Thomas_Bayes">Thomas Bayes</a></p><p>
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