Classical definition of probability

As stated in Laplace's Théorie analytique des probabilités, This definition is essentially a consequence of the principle of indifference.

The classical definition of probability was called into question by several writers of the nineteenth century, including John Venn and George Boole.

As a mathematical subject, the theory of probability arose very late—as compared to geometry for example—despite the fact that we have prehistoric evidence of man playing with dice from cultures from all over the world.

[5][6] They discussed other mathematical-philosophical issues and paradoxes as well during the trip that Méré thought was strengthening his general philosophical view.

This correspondence circulated among other scholars at the time, in particular, to Huygens, Roberval and indirectly Caramuel,[5] and marks the starting point for when mathematicians in general began to study problems from games of chance.

[7][8] The 1765 volume of Diderot and d'Alembert's classic Encyclopédie contains a lengthy discussion of probability and summary of knowledge up to that time.