Ugly duckling theorem
an argument showing that classification is not really possible without some sort of bias
The ugly duckling theorem is an argument showing that classification is not really possible without some sort of bias.
The theorem is named after Hans Christian Andersen's 1843 story "The Ugly Duckling", because it shows that a duckling is just as similar to a swan as two swans are to each other. It was derived by Satosi Watanabe, in 1969.[1]: 376–377
References
change- ↑ Satosi Watanabe (1969). Knowing and Guessing: A Quantitative Study of Inference and Information. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-92130-0. LCCN 68-56165.