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Propensity Interpretation

Propensity Interpretation is a philosophical theory of probability that posits probabilities as objective tendencies or dispositions inherent in physical systems to produce certain outcomes, distinguishing it from epistemic or frequency-based interpretations by attributing probabilistic behavior to the causal properties of individual experimental setups.

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77

Authors

54

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2017–2026

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Variants

Propensity Theory Of Probability

Parents

Publications

43

THE PROPENSITY INTERPRETATION OF PROBABILITY

The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · 1959 · 565 citations

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The Propensity Interpretation of Probability

Karl R. Popper · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · 1959 · 511 citations

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A Realist Perspective of Entrepreneurship: Opportunities As Propensities

Stratos Ramoglou, Eric W. K. Tsang · Academy of Management Review · 2015 · 424 citations

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The Propensity Interpretation of Fitness

Susan K. Mills, John Beatty · Philosophy of Science · 1979 · 403 citations

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Interference effects in rotational state distributions: Propensity and inverse propensity

C. William McCurdy, William H. Miller · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1977 · 199 citations · Full text

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Authors

77

  1. DG
    Donald Gillies

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 210 citations

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  2. MS
    Mauricio Suárez

    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  3. AE
    Ann E. Tenbrunsel

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    2 publications · 50 citations

    2

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  4. JB
    John Beatty

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    2 publications · 448 citations

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  5. AL
    Ann L. McGill

    University of Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 50 citations

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Institutions

54

  1. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    250 citations

  2. Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    66 citations

  3. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  4. Universidad de Londres

    Mexico City, Mexico

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    36 citations

  6. Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

    Giessen, Germany

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    126 citations

  7. Institute of Mathematical Statistics

    Beachwood, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    61 citations

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Venues

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  2. Philosophy of Science

    5 publications · 553 citations

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  3. Erkenntnis

    3 publications · 55 citations

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  4. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

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  5. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    2 publications · 50 citations

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