In 1738, Daniel, trying to solve a problem in probability theory and the theory of gambling by use of the calculus, stumbled on the concept of the law of diminishing marginal utility of money.

在1738年，丹尼尔试图用微积分来解决一个概率论和赌博理论里的问题，无意间却发现了货币的边际效用递减法则的概念。

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Power law probability distributions of multiscale auroral dynamics from ground - based TV observations.

根据陆基TV观测多尺度极光动力学的幂律概率分布。

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After analysis of probability distribution law of traffic flow, this paper puts forward the Section Vehicle Dispatch Model that ADAPTS to microscopic traffic simulation based on Poisson distribution.

论文在分析了交通流概率分布规律的基础上，提出一种适用于微观交通仿真的基于泊松分布的断面发车模型。

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This non-linear tendency is why complex systems are more likely to follow a power-law probability distribution than the more familiar bell-curve distribution.

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