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Uniquely Determined Uniform Probability on the Natural Numbers

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  • Timber Kerkvliet

    (VU University)

  • Ronald Meester

    (VU University)

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In this paper, we address the problem of constructing a uniform probability measure on $${\mathbb {N}}$$ N . Of course, this is not possible within the bounds of the Kolmogorov axioms, and we have to violate at least one axiom. We define a probability measure as a finitely additive measure assigning probability 1 to the whole space, on a domain which is closed under complements and finite disjoint unions. We introduce and motivate a notion of uniformity which we call weak thinnability, which is strictly stronger than extension of natural density. We construct a weakly thinnable probability measure, and we show that on its domain, which contains sets without natural density, probability is uniquely determined by weak thinnability. In this sense, we can assign uniform probabilities in a canonical way. We generalize this result to uniform probability measures on other metric spaces, including $${\mathbb {R}}^n$$ R n .

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  • Timber Kerkvliet & Ronald Meester, 2016. "Uniquely Determined Uniform Probability on the Natural Numbers," Journal of Theoretical Probability, Springer, vol. 29(3), pages 797-825, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jotpro:v:29:y:2016:i:3:d:10.1007_s10959-015-0611-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10959-015-0611-2
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    1. Oliver Schirokauer & Joseph B. Kadane, 2007. "Uniform Distributions on the Natural Numbers," Journal of Theoretical Probability, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 429-441, September.
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