binomial distribution

noun

, Statistics.

1. a distribution giving the probability of obtaining a specified number of successes in a finite set of independent trials in which the probability of a success remains the same from trial to trial.

binomial distribution

noun

1. a statistical distribution giving the probability of obtaining a specified number of successes in a specified number of independent trials of an experiment with a constant probability of success in each. Symbol: Bi ( n, p ), where n is the number of trials and p the probability of success in each

binomial distribution

1. The frequency distribution of the probability of a specified number of successes in an arbitrary number of repeated independent Bernoulli trials.
2. Also called Bernoulli distribution

Word History and Origins

Origin of binomial distribution¹

First recorded in 1910–15