"Tukey lambda distribution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Tukey lambda distributions [plural]
Etymology: Named after John Tukey. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tukey lambda distribution (plural Tukey lambda distributions)
  1. (statistics) A continuous, symmetric probability distribution defined in terms of its quantile function, typically used to identify an appropriate distribution. Wikipedia link: John Tukey Categories (topical): Statistics
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