"Rice distribution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Rice distributions [plural]
Etymology: Named after Stephen O. Rice. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rice distribution (plural Rice distributions)
  1. (statistics) The probability distribution of the magnitude of a circular bivariate normal random variable with potentially non-zero mean. Wikipedia link: Rice distribution, Stephen O. Rice Categories (topical): Statistics Synonyms: Ricean distribution, Rician distribution

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