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Gaussian distribution

noun Statistics.

normal distribution.

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Origin of Gaussian distribution

First recorded in 1965–70
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British Dictionary definitions for gaussian distribution

Gaussian distribution

noun

another name for normal distribution
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012