"When a coin is tossed, it does not necessarily fall heads or tails; it can roll away or stand on its edge."
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Chapter I, The Sample Space, p. 7
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William Feller
William "Vilim" Feller (July 7, 1906 – January 14, 1970), born Vilibald Srećko Feller, was a Croatian-American mathematician specializing in probability theory. Feller was one of the greatest probabilists of the twentieth century, who is remembered for his championing of probability theory as a branch of mathematical analysis in Sweden and the United States.
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