Are there other methods of estimating probabilities?
lizard
Since the assumptions might not hold in practice, what are the ways around that?
coolbreeze
It may be a good estimate though not hold in practice?
large_goobler
For others who may have wondered the same thing, convex means the object's points all point outwards. Thus this heuristic can't be cheated by making a really tiny squiggly object with huge surface area and minimal actual area/coverage.
Are there other methods of estimating probabilities?
Since the assumptions might not hold in practice, what are the ways around that?
It may be a good estimate though not hold in practice?
For others who may have wondered the same thing, convex means the object's points all point outwards. Thus this heuristic can't be cheated by making a really tiny squiggly object with huge surface area and minimal actual area/coverage.