"hypergeometric random variable" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hypergeometric random variables [plural]
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  1. (probability theory, statistics) A random variable whose probability distribution is a hypergeometric distribution. Wikipedia link: hypergeometric random variable Categories (topical): Probability theory, Statistics

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