Randomness and foundations of probability: von Mises' axiomatisation of random sequences
Randomness and foundations of probability: von Mises' axiomatisation of random sequences
We discuss von Mises' notion of a random sequence in the context of his approach to probability theory.We claim that the acceptance of Kolmogorov's rival axiomatisation was due to a different intuition about probability getting the upper hand, as illustrated by the notion of a martingale.We also discuss the connection …