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Derived the normal-shaped approximation for symmetric binomial terms and sums.
Scientific scope
The record is de Moivre's privately circulated 1733 pamphlet and its binomial approximation. It does not absorb Laplace's later generalization, every form of the central limit theorem or later error bounds.
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The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is de Moivre's privately circulated 1733 pamphlet and its binomial approximation. It does not absorb Laplace's later generalization, every form of the central limit theorem or later error bounds.
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- Abraham de Moivre · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
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