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The Logical Uncertainty Principle is re-examined from the point of classical logic. Two interpretations are given, an objective one in terms of an axiomatic theory of information, and a subjective one based on Ramsey's theory of probability.
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Rijsbergen, C.V. Another Look at the Logical Uncertainty Principle. Information Retrieval 2, 17–26 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009969229281
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