distribution function

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noun Statistics.

(of any random variable) the function that assigns to each number the probability that the random variable takes a value less than or equal to the given number.

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Origin of distribution function

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby distribution function

distributed term, distributee, distribution, distribution channel, distribution curve, distribution function, distributism, distributive, distributive bargaining, distributive education, distributive law

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How to use distribution function in a sentence

He would like to set up an independent film distribution company that targets consumers directly.
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But the copper performs another important function: working as a catalyst in the distillation process.
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But Casa Bruja remains the only independent brewer in Panama with a bottling and distribution plan.
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The iPad was an even bigger hit, especially as it had a new function that allowed him to play the drawing back.
The Many Lives of Artist David Hockney|William O’Connor|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Openness might be a function of sexuality and gender, as well.
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To prevent intruders or extruders from withdrawing his mind from the text, he exercises the Inhibitory function of the Attention.
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Little girls perhaps represent the attractive function of adornment: they like to be thought pretty.
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This is hardly a function—parties even in the big political country-houses are more or less informal.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Our existing poverty is purely a problem in the direction and distribution of human effort.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
No definite proof of this position has, however, as yet been adduced, and the function of the compound is entirely unknown.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for distribution function

distribution function

noun

short for cumulative distribution function

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