"central moment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: central moments [plural]
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  1. (statistics) A moment of a probability distribution of a random variable about the random variable's mean. Wikipedia link: central moment Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-central_moment-en-noun-fNcUEap6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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