"law of large numbers" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the law of large numbers [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=law of large numbers}} the law of large numbers
  1. (statistics) The statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; law of averages. Wikipedia link: law of large numbers Categories (topical): Statistics Translations (statistical tendency): zákon velkých čísel [masculine] (Czech), wet van de grote aantallen [common-gender] (Dutch), suurten lukujen laki (Finnish), loi des grands nombres [feminine] (French), Gesetz der großen Zahl(en) [neuter] (German), meðalgildislögmál [neuter] (Icelandic), lögmál stórra talna [neuter] (Icelandic), lögmál mikils fjölda [neuter] (Icelandic), 큰 수의 법칙 (keun suui beopchik) (Korean), prawo wielkich liczb [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-law_of_large_numbers-en-name-nutDm5OB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, German links with redundant wikilinks Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Alternative forms

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