"Poissonian" meaning in English

See Poissonian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Poisson + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Poisson|ian}} Poisson + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Poissonian (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to the Poisson distribution. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-Poissonian-en-adj-fuCqBjt0 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Noun

Forms: Poissonians [plural]
Etymology: From Poisson + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Poisson|ian}} Poisson + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Poissonian (plural Poissonians)
  1. A Poisson distribution.
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