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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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I'm not English. I can't understand this sentence:
"...how small the probability of an event ought to be in order that we can consider it to be impossible and of insignificant consequence to the undertaking at hand."
at hand? how to understand this? for one person?
"...how small the probability of an event ought to be in order that we can consider it to be impossible and of insignificant consequence to the undertaking at hand."
at hand? how to understand this? for one person?
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Something is at hand means it is close in some way. eg When I sit at my desk, my dictionary is always at hand. eg The US election is at hand.
- Something is at hand means it is close in some way.
- eg When I sit at my desk, my dictionary is always at hand.
- eg The US election is at hand.
- Only a few more days!
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Something is at hand means it is close in some way.
eg When I sit at my desk, my dictionary is always at hand.
eg The US election is at hand. Only a few more days!
eg When I sit at my desk, my dictionary is always at hand.
eg The US election is at hand. Only a few more days!
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How small does the probability of an event have to be so that we can consider it to be impossible, and, being impossible, something that we don't have to even consider with respect to the undertaking in question (at hand)?
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