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Gaussian distribution

noun Statistics.

normal distribution.

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Origin of Gaussian distribution

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby Gaussian distribution

Gause's law, Gause's principle, gauss, gaussian, Gaussian curve, Gaussian distribution, Gaussian image, Gaussian integer, Gauss law, gaussmeter, Gautama
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British Dictionary definitions for Gaussian distribution

Gaussian distribution

noun

another name for normal distribution
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