Definition of Thomas Bayes

1. Noun. English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761).

Exact synonyms: Bayes
Generic synonyms: Mathematician

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thomas Bayes

Thistlethwaite's algorithm
Thlaspi
Thlaspi arvense
Tho
Thom
Thoma
Thoma's ampulla
Thoma's fixative
Thoma's laws
Thomaism
Thomas
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Augustus Watson
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Thomas Bayes (current term)
Thomas Bowdler
Thomas Bradley
Thomas Carew
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Chippendale
Thomas Clayton Wolfe
Thomas Crawford
Thomas De Quincey
Thomas Decker
Thomas Dekker
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edward Lawrence
Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gray

Literary usage of Thomas Bayes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1899)
"Thomas Bayes married Anna Baker, Oct. 26, 1639, at Dedham. Their daughter Ruth was born in Dedham 2 (5) 1643. Their son Thomas was born in Boston 1 (1) 1645 ..."

2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters (1899)
"Thomas Bayes married Anna Baker, Oct. 26, 1639, at Dedham. Their daughter Ruth was born in Dedham 2 (5) 1643. Their son Thomas was born in Boston 1 (1) 1645 ..."

3. A History of the Conceptions of Limits and Fluxions in Great Britain, from by Florian Cajori (1919)
"Thomas Bayes. This author contributed in 1763 to the Philosophical Transactions a meritorious article on the doctrine of chances. ..."

4. The Publications of the Selden Society by Selden Society (1896)
"... of the County of Somerset, and Thomas Bayes of the same county, on the 26th day of June in the 8th year of the reign of the King who now is, . ..."

5. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1903)
"Signed & dd in presence of Thomas Bayes •Robt Wings marke John Huntley. ... accountable to Thomas Bayes him selfe or his Assignes uppon all demands witnes ..."

6. Abstracts of Wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury at Somerset House by James Henry Lea (1904)
"1320 Thomas Bayes. Def. sen. confirming will of Thomas Bayes, late of city of Lond., deed., propounded by Richd. Moy, Exor:, and disputed by John Bayes, ..."

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