mediocrity principle

Proper noun

The philosophical notion that an item drawn at random from one of several sets or categories is more likely to come from the most numerous category than from any of the others.

Japanese Meaning

「mediocrity principle」は、複数の集合またはカテゴリーからランダムに項目が選ばれた場合、最も要素数が多いカテゴリーから選ばれる可能性が高いという哲学的な概念を指す。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その物体の出所を考えるとき、彼は無作為に選ばれたものは最も多数を占めるカテゴリーに属する可能性が高いという平凡性原理を持ち出し、それがおそらく最も大きな集団から来たと主張した。

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The philosophical notion that an item drawn at random from one of several sets or categories is more likely to come from the most numerous category than from any of the others.

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