"Bernoulli distribution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bernoulli distributions [plural]
Etymology: After Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli (1654—1705), one of many noted mathematicians of the Bernoulli family, who made important contributions to the field of probability. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bernoulli distribution (plural Bernoulli distributions)
  1. (statistics) A discrete probability distribution that represents the result of a single trial, taking value 1 with "success" probability p and value 0 with "failure" probability q=1-p. Wikipedia link: Bernoulli distribution, Bernoulli family, Jacob Bernoulli Categories (topical): Statistics Related terms: Bernoulli random variable Translations (distribution): alternativní rozdělení [neuter] (Czech), Bernoulliho rozdělení [neuter] (Czech), Bernoullin jakauma (Finnish), Bernoulli-Verteilung [feminine] (German), Bernoulli-eloszlás (Hungarian), Bernoulli-dreifing [feminine] (Icelandic), tvíliðudreifing [feminine] (Icelandic), tvíkostadreifing [feminine] (Icelandic), distribuție Bernoulli [feminine] (Romanian)

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