"probability distribution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: probability distributions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} probability distribution (plural probability distributions)
  1. (statistics) A distribution of all possible values of a random variable together with an indication of their probabilities. Wikipedia link: probability distribution Categories (topical): Functions, Probability theory, Statistics Synonyms: probability distribution Related terms: gamma distribution, Landau distribution, Poisson distribution, polar distribution, probability density, statistic, :Category:Statistics Translations (mathematical function): rozdělení pravděpodobnosti [neuter] (Czech), tõenäosusjaotus (Estonian), todennäköisyysjakauma (Finnish), distribución de probabilidades [feminine] (Galician), Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung [feminine] (German), líkindadreifing [feminine] (Icelandic), dreifing [feminine] (Icelandic), 確率分布 (Japanese), توزیع احتمال (towzi'-e ehtemâl) (Persian), distribuția probabilității [feminine] (Romanian), распреде́ление вероя́тностей (raspredélenije verojátnostej) [neuter] (Russian), sannolikhetsfördelning [common-gender] (Swedish), kalagmitaning pamamahagi (Tagalog), การแจกแจงความน่าจะเป็น (gaan-jɛ̀ɛk-jɛɛng-kwaam-nâa-jà-bpen) (Thai), olasılık dağılımı (Turkish), розпо́діл імові́рностей (rozpódil imovírnostej) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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