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		kgwgk on Sept 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Bayesian Stats Needs Monte-Carlo Methods And how would the similarity work? The derivative is defined at a point, it makes sense to calculate f(x) and f’(x) together. What integral are you talking about precisely?

adamnemecek on Sept 10, 2020 [–]

An integral between the two extrema.

kgwgk on Sept 11, 2020 | [–]

The extrema of the function are the min/max values. If you think a bit about it, you’ll notice that what you write doesn’t make much sense.

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