#mathematic >**Bayesian networks**, a term coined in [[Judea Pearl|Pearl]] (1985) to emphasize three aspects: (1) the subjective nature of the input information; (2) the reliance on Bayes's conditioning as the basis for updating information; and (3) the distinction between causal and evidential modes of reasoning, a distinction that underscores Thomas [[Bayes theorem]]'s paper of 1763 ~ [[Judea Pearl]]