"conditional probability distribution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: conditional probability distributions [plural]
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  1. (probability theory) The probability distribution of a random variable given the known outcome of another random variable. Categories (topical): Probability theory Related terms: conditional probability
    Sense id: en-conditional_probability_distribution-en-noun-CIh2bQwU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: mathematics, probability-theory, sciences

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