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by posco 1714 days ago
Predicting 50% can be validated: if I say a coin will be heads 50% of the time, I know more than nothing: I know more than someone who incorrectly claims it will be heads 75% of the time.

And we can quantify in various ways how much better the 50% prediction is than the 75% prediction.