Foundations of the theory of probability

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EDITOR'S NOTE

In thepreparationof thisEnglishtranslation of Professor

Kolmogorov'sfundamentalwork,theoriginalGermanmonograph

Grundbegriffe der

Wahrscheinlichkeitrechnung which

appeared

intheErgebnisseDer Mathematikin1933, andalsoaRussian

translationbyG. M.Bavlipublishedin 1936 havebeenused.

Itis apleasuretoacknowledgetheinvaluableassistanceof

two friendsand former colleagues, Mrs. Ida Rhodes and Mr.

D.V.Varley,andalsoofmyniece,GizellaGross.

Thanksarealsodue

to

Mr.

Roy

Kueblerwhomadeavailable

forcomparisonpurposeshisindependentEnglishtranslationof

theoriginalGermanmonograph.

NathanMorrison

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