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hypergeometric

British

/ ˌhaɪpədʒɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series

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People have already derived equations to estimate these probabilities, with names like the hypergeometric distribution, which has applications like election auditing and card counting.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022

We can now apply this tool to a very important probability density function, the hypergeometric distribution.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

Some of the more common discrete probability functions are binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, and Poisson.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

Most elementary courses do not cover the geometric, hypergeometric, and Poisson.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

Some of these equations are: Bessel's equation, Legendre's equation, the hypergeometric equation, Mathieu's equation, Lam�'s equation.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

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