probability theory, the rule of succession is a formula introduced in the 18th century by Pierre-Simon Laplace in the course of treating the sunrise problem...

order, line or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated, such as head of state or an honour...

succession. In 2011, the prime ministers of the then-16 realms agreed unanimously to amend the rules of succession. Male-preference (cognatic) primogeniture...

A war of succession is a war prompted by a succession crisis in which two or more individuals claim the right of successor to a deceased or deposed monarch...

remote degrees of kinship. The operation of these laws varies from one jurisdiction to another. The rules of succession are the Intestacy Rules set out in...

with almost (although not exactly of course) 100 percent certainty". Additive smoothing Pascal's wager Rule of succession Jackman, Simon (2009) Bayesian...

Succession of states is a concept in international relations regarding a successor state that has become a sovereign state over a territory (and populace)...

possibility of changing the laws of succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, which is currently limited to males of the Japanese imperial family. As of 2021,...

by means of his rule of succession. Let p be the long-run frequency of sunrises, i.e., the sun rises on 100 × p% of days. Prior to knowing of any sunrises...

"provided a reference for the eventual stabilization of the rule of Ottoman succession, the very regulation of which by an outside force was in effect a constitutional...

The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless...

uniform probability 1 / d . {\displaystyle 1/d.} Invoking Laplace's rule of succession, some authors have argued[citation needed] that α should be 1 (in...

of nobles (andriana) and defining the rules of succession. Numerous cultural traditions, including the ritual of circumcision, the wedding custom of vodiondry...

Succession to the Spanish throne follows male-preference cognatic primogeniture. A dynast who marries against the express prohibition of the monarch and...

restoration of monarchy or on the rules of succession. Independence referendum "Albania: two thousand attend Tirana protest rally in support of monarchy"...

The Act of Settlement (12 & 13 Will. 3. c. 2) is an act of the Parliament of England that settled the succession to the English and Irish crowns to only...

state. The document agreed that the governments of the realms would amend their laws concerning the succession to their shared throne and related matters....

Apostolic succession is the method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is considered by some Christian denominations to be derived from the apostles...

inequality. Binomial proportion confidence interval Rule of succession There are other meanings of the term "rule of three" in mathematics, and a further distinct...

Ecological succession is the process of change in the species that make up an ecological community over time. The process of succession occurs either after...

its overthrow. In practice, emperors sometimes avoided the strict rules of succession and dynasties' purported "failures" were detailed in official histories...

(2005). "Who is the Next Ottoman Sultan? Attempts to Change the Rule of Succession during the Nineteenth Century". In Weismann, Itzchak; Zachs, Fruma...

The Year of the Four Emperors, AD 69, was the first civil war of the Roman Empire, during which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius...

The 1810 Act of Succession (Swedish: 1810 års successionsordning, lit. 'the 1810 order of succession') is one of four Fundamental Laws of the Realm (rikets...

November. The rule of African customary law which generally excludes African women from intestate succession was recognised by section 23 of the Black Administration...

The issue of succession following the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad is the central issue in the schisms that divided the early Muslim community...

adopted as the rule of succession in the House of Osman so that all males within an older generation were exhausted before the succession of the eldest male...

because of an intermingling with the Pictish succession rules. An example of this is King Eochaid who claimed the Scottish throne as the son of the daughter...

male heir, thus ending the direct line of the House of Capet. Twelve years earlier, a rule against succession by females, arguably derived from the Salic...

United Kingdom's 2013 changes to the rules of succession to the British throne. It was passed by the Parliament of Canada as Bill C-53, and received royal...