Jacob Bernoulli

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Jacob Bernoulli

Mathematics

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Probability Theory

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Measure Theory

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Jacob Bernoulli's Degrees

• Doctorate Mathematics University of Basel

Why Is Jacob Bernoulli Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Jacob Bernoulli was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Swiss Bernoulli family. He sided with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz during the Leibniz–Newton calculus controversy and was an early proponent of Leibnizian calculus, which he made numerous contributions to; along with his brother Johann, he was one of the founders of the calculus of variations. He also discovered the fundamental mathematical constant . However, his most important contribution was in the field of probability, where he derived the first version of the law of large numbers in his work Ars Conjectandi.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Jacob Bernoulli?

Jacob Bernoulli is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Basel