2.The quantitative rules
- We have now formulated our problem, and it is a matter of straightforward mathematics to work out the consequences of our desiderata, which may be stated broadly as follows:
- (I) Representation of degrees of plausibility by real numbers;
- (II) Qualitative correspondence with common sense;
- (III) Consistency.
2.1.The product rule
- ( A B ∣ C ) = F [ ( B ∣ C ) , ( A ∣ B C ) ] (AB|C)=F[(B|C),(A|BC)] (AB∣C)=F[(B∣C),(A∣BC)]