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hypergeometric distribution

[ hahy-per-jee-uh-me-trik, hahy- ]
/ ˈhaɪ pərˌdʒi əˈmɛ trɪk, ˌhaɪ- /

noun Mathematics.

a system of probabilities associated with finding a specified number of elements, as 5 white balls, from a given number of elements, as 10 balls, chosen from a set containing 2 kinds of elements of known quantity, as 15 white balls and 20 black balls.

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Nearby words

hypergammaglobulinemia, hypergamy, hypergenesis, hypergenitalism, hypergeometric, hypergeometric distribution, hypergeometric equation, hypergeometric function, hypergeusia, hypergia, hyperglandular

Origin of hypergeometric distribution

First recorded in 1945–50; hyper- + geometric
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