"distribution-free" meaning in English

See distribution-free in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From distribution + -free. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distribution|free}} distribution + -free Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=distribution-free}} distribution-free (not comparable)
  1. (statistics) Free of specific assumptions about the shape of the probability distribution generating the sample. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Statistics Synonyms: nonparametric [statistics, mathematics, sciences]
    Sense id: en-distribution-free-en-adj-m5uK83IS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -free Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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