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American mathematician
Herbert Ellis Robbins (January 12, 1915 – February 12, 2001) was an American mathematician and statistician. He did research in topology, measure theory
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1941 book
What Is Mathematics? is a classic book by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins, published by Oxford University Press. Written in the belief that "the traditional
What_Is_Mathematics?
In statistics, the Chapman–Robbins bound or Hammersley–Chapman–Robbins bound is a lower bound on the variance of estimators of a deterministic parameter
Chapman–Robbins_bound
Lower bound for bandit problem
bandit problem. The original result was proved by Tze Leung Lai and Herbert Robbins in 1985 for parametric exponential families. Later work extended the
Lai–Robbins_lower_bound
Resource problem in machine learning
the gambler begins with no initial knowledge about the machines. Herbert Robbins in 1952, realizing the importance of the problem, constructed convergent
Multi-armed_bandit
In probability theory, Robbins' problem of optimal stopping, named after Herbert Robbins, is sometimes referred to as the fourth secretary problem or
Robbins'_problem
German-American mathematician (1888–1972)
general public for the book What is Mathematics?, co-written with Herbert Robbins. His research focused on the areas of real analysis, mathematical physics
Richard_Courant
Equivalence between strongly orientable graphs and bridgeless graphs
In graph theory, Robbins' theorem, named after Herbert Robbins (1939), states that the graphs that have strong orientations are exactly the 2-edge-connected
Robbins'_theorem
Greek American mathematician (born 1952)
Statistics at SUNY Stony Brook. There he taught and he worked with Herbert Robbins on AFOSR sponsored research and as a consultant at the Brookhaven National
Michael_Katehakis
American statistician
statistics from Columbia University in 1966. His Ph.D. advisor was Herbert Robbins. After being an assistant and then a full professor at Columbia, he
David_Siegmund
In statistics, the Robbins lemma, named after Herbert Robbins, states that if X is a random variable having a Poisson distribution with parameter λ, and
Robbins_lemma
thereafter, Herbert Robbins posed the Robbins conjecture, namely that the Huntington equation could be replaced with what came to be called the Robbins equation
Robbins_algebra
American choreographer and director (1918–1998)
interviews with Robbins and his colleagues, premiered on PBS in 2009 and won both an Emmy and a Peabody Award the same year. Robbins was born Jerome Wilson
Jerome_Robbins
Indian mathematician
Andhra University which was then in Guntur. Under the supervision of Herbert Robbins, of the Statistics Department of the University of North Carolina,
Gopinath_Kallianpur
Mathematical assumptions
{\displaystyle (x\lor x)=x} , the latter shown to be redundant in a correction. Herbert Robbins conjectured that Huntington's axiom could be replaced by ¬ ( ¬ ( x
Minimal axioms for Boolean algebra
Minimal_axioms_for_Boolean_algebra
British mathematician and writer (born 1945)
Mathematics (1995) What is Mathematics? – originally by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins, second edition revised by Ian Stewart (1996) From Here to Infinity
Ian_Stewart_(mathematician)
Optimization algorithm
SGD does not converge if learning rate remains constant. In 1951, Herbert Robbins and Sutton Monro introduced the earliest stochastic approximation methods
Stochastic_gradient_descent
American statistician
Statistics from Columbia University in 1970 under the supervision of Herbert Robbins. He joined the faculty at Purdue University in 1970. In 1980, he founded
George_P._McCabe
1947 book by George Gamow
Rouse Ball p. 49: What Is Mathematics? (1941) by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins p. 146: Mr. Thompkins in Wonderland by himself p. 156: Atomic Physics
One_Two_Three..._Infinity
Family of iterative methods
the Robbins–Monro and Kiefer–Wolfowitz algorithms introduced respectively in 1951 and 1952. The Robbins–Monro algorithm, introduced in 1951 by Herbert Robbins
Stochastic_approximation
Indian-American statistician (1924–1997)
received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina under Herbert Robbins in 1950 after which he joined University of Chicago. He worked as a
Raghu_Raj_Bahadur
Curve along which a 3-D surface is at equal elevation
Geological map Marching squares Plan Tensor field TERCOM Courant, Richard, Herbert Robbins, and Ian Stewart. What Is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas
Contour_line
Statement in probability theory
The idea of such a result is probably due to Robbins, but the method of proof is vintage Hsu. Hsu and Robbins further conjectured in that the condition of
Hsu–Robbins–Erdős_theorem
Mathematics — Timothy Gowers What Is Mathematics? — Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins A Mathematician's Apology — G. H. Hardy The Annotated Turing — Charles
List_of_mathematics_books
Design of tasks
generalized to the multi-armed bandit, on which early work was done by Herbert Robbins in 1952. A methodology for designing experiments was proposed by Ronald
Design_of_experiments
Statistical concept
work on anytime-valid confidence methods by well-known mathematician Herbert Robbins and some of his students. The first time e-values (or something very
E-values
Remmel (1948–2017) Joseph Ritt (1893–1951) Fred S. Roberts (b. 1943) Herbert Robbins (1915–2001) Julia Robinson (1919–1985), contributor to Hilbert's tenth
List of American mathematicians
List_of_American_mathematicians
Theorem in topology
What is mathematics? : an elementary approach to ideas and methods. Herbert Robbins ([4th ed.] ed.). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 267.
Jordan_curve_theorem
The Γ-minimax principle has been discussed and proposed before by Herbert Robbins. and I. J. Good to deal with instances of partial prior information
Gamma-minimax_inference
Splitting a triangle by perpendicular lines
of a triangle is a special case of a theorem of Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins that any plane area can be subdivided into four equal parts by two
Bernoulli quadrisection problem
Bernoulli_quadrisection_problem
American Historical Association's Herbert Baxter Adams Prize in 1960. Oxford History of England Robbins 1959. Robbins 1959, pp. 115–125. Pole 2004. Pocock
The Eighteenth Century Commonwealthman
The_Eighteenth_Century_Commonwealthman
Partition of graph into sequence of paths
rank of the given graph. Robbins introduced the ear decomposition of 2-edge-connected graphs as a tool for proving the Robbins' theorem, that these are
Ear_decomposition
Popular mathematics book from 1940
Mathematics portal What Is Mathematics? (1941) by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge (1985) by Morris Kline Cohen
Mathematics and the Imagination
Mathematics_and_the_Imagination
Construction of an angle equal to one third a given angle
Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2014. Courant, Richard, Herbert Robbins, Ian Stewart, What is mathematics?: an elementary approach to ideas
Angle_trisection
Mathematics for a general audience
Bake Pi. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-05171-7. Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins (1941). What is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods
Popular_mathematics
Alexander Rinnooy Kan John Riordan Jorma Rissanen Ivan Rival Ron Rivest Herbert Robbins Fred S. Roberts Stephen E. Robertson Abraham Robinson Burton Rodin
List of people by Erdős number
List_of_people_by_Erdős_number
American statistician (1914–1991)
1948 The central limit theorem for dependent random variables (with Herbert Robbins), 1948 "Optimum" nonparametric tests, 1951 A combinatorial central
Wassily_Hoeffding
accident. Franco Pedroni, 74, Italian football player and manager. Herbert Robbins, 86, American mathematician, statistician and co-author of What is
Deaths_in_February_2001
Surname list
T U V W X Y Z Aaron Robbins (born 1983), American football player Aidan Robbins (born 2000), American football player Alan Robbins (born 1943), American
Robbins_(name)
editorial committee, including Lipman Bers, Paul Halmos, Norman Jacobson, Herbert Robbins, Norman Steenrod, James J. Stoker, and Leo Zippin. In 1975, the MAA
Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library
Anneli_Lax_New_Mathematical_Library
Chinese-American mathematician (1924–2022)
Martingales, with Henry Teicher, 1978 The Theory of Optimal Stopping, with Herbert Robbins and David Siegmund, 1971 Ying, Zhiliang; Zhang, Cun-Hui (2022). "Obituary:
Yuan-Shih_Chow
American mathematician and historian of mathematics (1908–1992)
James R. Newman What Is Mathematics? (1941) by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins Excellence Without a Soul (2006) by Harry R. Lewis "Kline, Morris,
Morris_Kline
Bowker 1963 Theodore W. Anderson 1964 Z. W. Birnbaum 1965 Herbert Solomon 1966 Herbert Robbins 1967 Ted Harris 1968 Herman Chernoff 1969 Wassily Hoeffding
List of presidents of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
List_of_presidents_of_the_Institute_of_Mathematical_Statistics
Smallest example which falsifies a claim
Springer Nature. p. 95. ISBN 978-981-96-4745-3. Richard Courant; Herbert Robbins (1996). What is Mathematics? (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Minimal_counterexample
Flat horse race in Britain
Willonyx 4 08-04 Billy Higgs Sam Darling 3:24.00 1912 Policeman 4 07-12 Herbert Robbins Claude Halsey 3:36.40 1913 Rivoli 4 08-01 Edwin Piper Richard Dawson
Ascot_Stakes
Algebraic structure modeling logical operations
+ n(n(x) + n(y)) = x. Herbert Robbins immediately asked: If the Huntington equation is replaced with its dual, to wit: Robbins Equation: n(n(x + y) +
Boolean_algebra_(structure)
Horse race
Billy Higgs James Batho 1006.5 13/2 1:44.60 1913 Berrilldon 4 7-04 Herbert Robbins H Medcalfe 1014.2857142857 100/7 1:46.00 1914 Outram 5 7-01 Reginald
Lincoln_Handicap
generalized to the multi-armed bandit, on which early work was done by Herbert Robbins in 1952. The term "design of experiments" (DOE) derives from early
History_of_statistics
Berkeley 1993 Kenneth Ribet University of California, Berkeley 2000 Herbert Robbins (died 2001) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 1974 Abraham
List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (mathematics)
List_of_members_of_the_National_Academy_of_Sciences_(mathematics)
German mathematician and physicist
Mathematics? by Richard Courant (who was married to one of her sisters) and Herbert Robbins into German, and wrote a biography of her father, Carl Runge und sein
Iris_Runge
British Thoroughbred horse race
Atty Persse 1920 Syrian Prince George Hulme Len Cundell 1921 Torlinda Herbert Robbins George Dundas 1:03.40 1922 Pharos Ted Gardner George Lambton 1:02.60
Chesham_Stakes
1968 single by Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins, recorded a version which was released in August 1968 as the first single and title track from the album I Walk Alone. It was Robbins' thirteenth
I Walk Alone (Marty Robbins song)
I_Walk_Alone_(Marty_Robbins_song)
United States Marine Corps general and Medal of Honor recipient (1897–1955)
(United Kingdom) Spouse Ethel Winifred Robbins Edson (1896–1985) Children Merritt Austin Edson Jr. Herbert Robbins Edson Other work Commissioner of the
Merritt_A._Edson
memorabilia. He was born in Sydney on 21 August 1926, to Herbert Robbins and Mary Anne Elizabeth (Polly) Robbins. At the age of 14 he was the youngest magician
Robert_Merlini
American academic administrator
pursue a Ph.D in statistics under the supervision of Herbert Robbins, with whom he developed the Robbins–Monro algorithm. A rule at the university prevented
John_U._Monro
American musician and musical archivist (1932–1996)
Herbert Butros Khaury (April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996), also known as Herbert Buckingham Khaury, and known professionally as Tiny Tim, was an American
Tiny_Tim_(musician)
American actor (1956–2022)
Peter Robbins (born Louis Nanasi; August 10, 1956 – January 18, 2022) was an American actor and real estate broker. Robbins gained national fame in the
Peter_Robbins_(actor)
American serial killer (1947–1996)
Herbert Richard Baumeister (April 7, 1947 – July 3, 1996) was an American businessman and serial killer who came under suspicion of murdering over a dozen
Herb_Baumeister
Statistical filter
Murray Rosenblatt, Robert Shumway, Harald Cramér, David Brillinger, Herbert Robbins, Wilfrid Dixon, Emanuel Parzen. KZ Filter Let { X ( t ) } , t = 0
Kolmogorov–Zurbenko_filter
American mathematician (1925–2011)
strong law of large numbers when the first moment does not exist, with H. Robbins in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences", Vol. 41(8) 1955.
Cyrus_Derman
Highland Scottish clan
youngest brother Sutton Monro co-developed the Robbins–Monro algorithm with his doctoral advisor Herbert Robbins. Fifth President of the United States of America
Clan_Munro
Berkeley Theory and applications of point process Also won in 1982 Herbert Robbins Columbia University Mathematical statistics Also won in 1952 Social
List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1975
List_of_Guggenheim_Fellowships_awarded_in_1975
American mathematician (1907–1989)
archived from the original on 2011-02-23, retrieved 2016-04-30. Federer, Herbert (1958), "Review: Geometric integration theory, by H. Whitney", Bulletin
Hassler_Whitney
Finnish mathematician and statistician
University in the Spring, at the invitation of Theodore W. Anderson, Herbert Robbins, and Herbert Solomon. He visited Solomon again at Stanford University during
Gustav_Elfving
Flat horse race in Britain
Frank Wootton Richard Wootton 0:59.60 1914-18 No Race 1919 Dynamo Herbert Robbins George Dundas 1920 Bettina Fred Slade Percy Linton 1921 Golden Corn
Roses_Stakes
American electrical engineer
After working in Summer 1975 at Brookhaven National Laboratory with Herbert Robbins, he graduated in 1976 with a BS in mathematics from UIUC and received
Bruce_Hajek
American rock climber (1935–2017)
Royal Robbins (February 3, 1935 – March 14, 2017) was one of the pioneers of American rock climbing. After learning to climb at Tahquitz Rock, Robbins went
Royal_Robbins
American politician (1830–1911)
(February 26, 1871 – c. 1895) Mary Helen Carroll (b. 1873); married Herbert Robbins (1869 – 1946), no issue Carroll was married secondly to Mary Carter
John_Lee_Carroll
American lawyer
Anderson, Frank Gray Griswold, and Frank L. Polk. The ushers were Herbert Robbins, Percy Pyne, Henry Hill Anderson, Whitney Warren, Le Roy King, Henry
Edmund_L._Baylies
Statistical award
1990 Donald A. S. Fraser 1991 David Brillinger 1992 Paul Meier 1993 Herbert Robbins 1994 Elizabeth A. Thompson 1995 Norman Breslow 1996 Bradley Efron 1997
COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship
COPSS_Distinguished_Achievement_Award_and_Lectureship
American actor (1909–1990)
Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Jerome Robbins, and Sidney Lumet. In 1945, he co-founded HB Studio (the Herbert Berghof Studio) in New York City, as a
Herbert_Berghof
Italian mathematician (1879–1961)
scientifica, 86, 1951, pp. 183–184 (in Italian) Richard Courant e Herbert Robbins, Che cos'è la matematica?, Scientia: rivista internazionale di sintesi
Francesco_Severi
Flat horse race in Britain
Pleasure 6-08 Ernest Huxley Frank Hartigan 1:55.00 1914 Screamer 7-04 Herbert Robbins Frank Hartigan 1:50.80 1915 Vizier 6-13 John Dick Richard Dawson 1:48
Esher_Cup
American baseball team owner (1905–1977)
George Herbert Walker Jr. (November 24, 1905 – November 29, 1977) was an American businessman and an uncle of President George H. W. Bush. George Herbert Walker
George_Herbert_Walker_Jr.
English writer (1866–1946)
Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of
H._G._Wells
Austrian conductor (1908–1989)
Herbert von Karajan (German: [ˈhɛʁbɛʁt fɔn ˈka(ː)ʁajan] ; born Heribert Adolf Ernst Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor
Herbert_von_Karajan
141st running of the Epsom Derby horse race
Joe Shatwell 100/1 12 All Prince Freddie Fox Reg Day 100/1 13 Dynamo Herbert Robbins 25/1 14 Tetratema Brownie Carslake Atty Persse 3/1 fav 17 Attilius
1920_Epsom_Derby
start to take an interest in Carter. Betty's friend Janie Little (Cindy Robbins) comes by to borrow a fur piece and meets Carter. After she leaves, Carter
List of Father Knows Best episodes
List_of_Father_Knows_Best_episodes
House in Manhattan, New York
The Herbert N. Straus House is a large town house at 9 East 71st Street, on the north side in the middle of the block just east of Fifth Avenue, in the
Herbert_N._Straus_House
American classical composer
Nordoff and Clive Robbins over a period of 17 years. The early development of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy resulted from Nordoff and Robbins' similar philosophical
Paul_Nordoff
1972 compilation album by Marty Robbins
AllMusic "album pick" for compilations of Robbins. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "All-Time Greatest Hits – Marty Robbins". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2025. All-Time
All-Time Greatest Hits (Marty Robbins album)
All-Time_Greatest_Hits_(Marty_Robbins_album)
Weymouth Sarah Brightman "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera 5 Mike Nulty March near Cambridge Marty Robbins "Devil Woman"
List of Stars in Their Eyes episodes
List_of_Stars_in_Their_Eyes_episodes
Work of Phillips W. Robbins". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283 (e14): e14. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)49340-X. PMC 3259775. Robbins, P. (23 November 2010)
Phillips_Robbins
that Marilyn will care for Dr. Dudley's (Paul Lynde) son, Elmer (Peter Robbins), who will be staying for a week. Meanwhile, Lily goes to see car dealer
List_of_The_Munsters_episodes
American film technician
Technical Achievement. In the late 1920s Robbins was responsible for the car pool of Paramount Pictures. Robbins later worked as film technician for Paramount
Joseph_E._Robbins
1977 film by Herbert Ross
a relationship with Jerome Robbins in the early 1950s, but they never married, focusing on their careers instead. Robbins was also a known bisexual. Isabel
The_Turning_Point_(1977_film)
multiple people David Ritchie (disambiguation), multiple people David Robbins (disambiguation), multiple people David Roberts (disambiguation), multiple
List of people with given name David
List_of_people_with_given_name_David
30-Nov-73 1609 Nowhere to Stop: Part 1 - On the Dump Geraldine Kaye Michael Robbins 03-Dec-73 1610 Nowhere to Stop: Part 2 - A Barrow of Holly 04-Dec-73 1611
List_of_Jackanory_episodes
Ravena, Danielle Ravena Basketball Volleyball Philippines Ken Read, Lynda Robbins Erik Read, Jeffrey Read Alpine skiing Canada Harry Redknapp Jamie Redknapp
List of professional sports families
List_of_professional_sports_families
American actor (1942–2022)
won a Cable ACE Award. He also did a cameo in Bob Roberts, starring Tim Robbins. Ward's leading roles include Lt. Brann in the two-character-thriller Two
Fred_Ward
American ornithologist and author (1918–2017)
Robbins banded more than 300 species and 190,000 individual birds over the course of his career. One of the most important accomplishments by Robbins
Chandler_Robbins
2021 American film
and Sky Dylan-Robbins, presents a heartwarming tale about the enduring power of true love. When a terminal diagnosis for Steven Robbins (their husband
On_Our_Own_Island
American diplomat
Katherine Robbins Delano (1860–1953) and Charles Albert Robbins (1854–1889). From his parents marriage, he had one sibling, sister Muriel Delano Robbins (wife
Warren_Delano_Robbins
American double-bassist (1918–2004)
William Herbert "Lum" York (November 16, 1918 – August 15, 2004) was a country musician best known as the bass player in the Hank Williams backing band
William_Herbert_York
deputy (1998–2002, 2006–2007). Jill Raitt, 94, American academic. Tom Robbins, 76, American journalist. Peter Smith, 68, British computer scientist.
Deaths_in_May_2025
70.52 1974 Raúl Fernández Cuba 75.30 Juan Jarvis Cuba 69.16 Salomón Robbins Mexico 67.10 1978 Antonio González Cuba 78.74 Amado Morales Puerto Rico
List of Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
List_of_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_medalists_in_athletics
American sitcom (1957–1962)
Farrell has Bentley eating foods he doesn't like. Bentley's date, Patty Robbins (Barbara Eden), comes by. Turns out Patty knows Mrs. Farrell and they spend
Bachelor Father (American TV series)
Bachelor_Father_(American_TV_series)
Marevich, Charles Maquignon, Beata Ben Ammar Norbit DreamWorks Pictures Brian Robbins (director); Eddie Murphy, Charlie Murphy, Jay Scherick, David Ronn (screenplay);
List of American films of 2007
List_of_American_films_of_2007
American photographer (1855–1937)
the Sun: Landscape Photographer Herbert W. Gleason. Nodin Press. ISBN 9781935666967. "Robbins Collection of Herbert Wendell Gleason Photographic Negatives
Herbert_Wendell_Gleason
people Peter Roach, multiple people Peter Robb, multiple people Peter Robbins, multiple people Peter Roberts, multiple people Peter Robertson, multiple
List of people with given name Peter
List_of_people_with_given_name_Peter
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