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hypergeometric

British  
/ ˌhaɪpədʒɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

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

"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

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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 found that if the hypergeometric experiment draws only a small percentage of the total objects, then we can ignore the impact on the probability from draw to draw.

From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017

In the hypergeometric distribution this is the essence of the question because the experiment assumes that any "draw" is without replacement.

From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017

What is the hypergeometric probability density function written out to solve this problem? c.

From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017

A differential equation of this form is satisfied by the quotient of two independent integrals of the linear differential equation of the second order satisfied by the hypergeometric functions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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