对程序员来说，最有效的离散数学的分支是概率理论。这是你在学校学完基本算术后的紧接着的课。你会问，什么是概率理论呢？

For programmers, the most useful branch of discrete math is probability theory. It's the first thing they should teach you after arithmetic, in grade school.

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保险机构的出现，我认为这是金融业中，最早的分支之一，大约在17世纪，概率论刚刚诞生。

The institution of insurance is something that really came in — it's one of the earliest — I consider it a division of finance — really came in the 1600s when probability theory was invented.

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数理统计(也称为统计理论)是应用数学分支，利用概率论和分析研究的理论基础的统计数据。

Mathematical statistics (also called statistical theory) is the branch of applied mathematics that USES probability theory and analysis to examine the theoretical basis of statistics.

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The institution of insurance is something that really came in--it's one of the earliest-- I consider it a division of finance-- really came in the 1600s when probability theory was invented.

保险机构的出现,我认为这是金融业中,最早的分支之一,大约在17世纪,概率论刚刚诞生

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