"probit" meaning in English

See probit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɹɒbɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɹɑbɪt/ [General-American, dialectal] (note: of Canada), /ˌpɹɒbɪt/ [Canada, dialectal] (note: of the US), /ˌpɹɔbɪt/ [General-Australian], /ˌpɹɒbət/ [New-Zealand], [ˌpɹɔ̟bət] [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-probit.wav Forms: probits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒbɪt Etymology: Blend of probability + unit. Coined by American statistician Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934: “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…” Etymology templates: {{blend|en|probability|unit}} Blend of probability + unit, {{coin|en|Q59354|in=1934|nobycat=1}} Coined by American statistician Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934 Head templates: {{en-noun}} probit (plural probits)
  1. (statistics) A unit, derived from a standard normal distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses.
    Sense id: en-probit-en-noun-L-06NmNB Categories (other): Statistics, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  2. The probit function, the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution function.
    Sense id: en-probit-en-noun-TA3lMCH6 Categories (other): Functions, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: logit, bit

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