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    Machine learning foundations· 1971

    On the Uniform Convergence of Relative Frequencies of Events to Their Probabilities

    Vladimir Vapnik (first author) · 1971

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    DOI 10.1137/1116025OpenAlex W4238284510

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    Why it matters

    Established uniform convergence foundations underlying statistical learning theory and generalization bounds.

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    First released
    1971 (from OpenAlex)
    Citations
    2,447 citations, as counted by OpenAlex (CC0)
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    Score
    0.426 · computed rank 325 · consensus 0.99, must-read 1, citations percentile 0.083 (1970s · foundations), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

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    • Readability check: fail: Dense probability theory; learners get VC theory better from a textbook. (AI draft (Claude), not yet reviewed, 2026-10-29)

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