"Pearson distribution" meaning in All languages combined

See Pearson distribution on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Pearson distributions [plural]
Etymology: First published by Karl Pearson in 1895. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pearson distribution (plural Pearson distributions)
  1. (mathematics) A family of continuous probability distributions.
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