Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
baize .
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- noun English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)
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Examples
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For the ravenes and the crowes and the choughes, and other foules of the contree assemblen hem there every zeer ones, and fleen thider as in pilgrymage: and eyeryche of hem bringethe a braunche of the bayes or of olyve, in here bekes, in stede of offryng, and leven hem there; of the whiche the monkes maken gret plentee of oyle; and this is a gret marvaylle.
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For the ravenes and the crowes and the choughes, and other foules of the contree assemblen hem there every zeer ones, and fleen thider as in pilgrymage: and eyeryche of hem bringethe a braunche of the bayes or of olyve, in here bekes, in stede of offryng, and leven hem there; of the whiche the monkes maken gret plentee of oyle; and this is a gret marvaylle.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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North Cape we directed our course flat Southeast, hauing vpon our right hand Norway, Wardhouse, Lapland, all out of sight till we came to Cape Gallant: and so sailing betweene two bayes, the two and thirtieth day after our departure from Harwich, we cast ancre at Saint Nicholas road.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The iland round about hath very many goodly bayes and harbors, safe roads for ships, the like not to be found in any part of the knowen world.
The Story of Newfoundland Frederick Edwin Smith Birkenhead 1901
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Abundance of whales, for which also is a very great trade in the bayes of Placentia, and the
The Story of Newfoundland Frederick Edwin Smith Birkenhead 1901
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The river X is a fine streame, they have made severall bayes or wires above the Bridge wch Casts ye water into many Channells for the Conveniencys of turning all their mills, by wch meanes they have Composed a Little jsland, for at the End it againe returns into its own united Channell.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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The standards to be roses; juniper; holly; beareberries (but here and there, because of the smell of their blossom;) red currans; gooseberries; rosemary; bayes; sweetbriar; and such like.
The Flight of the Shadow George MacDonald 1864
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Fine _bayes_ of the before-mentioned colours are saleable, if well cottoned, but not such as those of Portugal.
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The South part is without isles, onely in some bayes where there are some.
Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673
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For example, instead of solving the full bayes net people often use naive bayes which, well, is naive, but greatly simplifies the problem.
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