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Pivotal quantity — In statistics, a pivotal quantity is a function of observations whose distribution does not depend on unknown parameters.More formally, given an independent and identically distributed sample X = (X 1,X 2,ldots,X n) from a distribution with… … Wikipedia
Argument from desire — The Argument from Desire is an argument for the existence of God. It is most known in recent times through the writings of C. S. Lewis, for whom it played pivotal role in his own conversion to theism and thence to Christianity. As a syllogism it… … Wikipedia
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