p & p
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The parameter is p; p = the probability of a success for each trial.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
"P, p, p," Sam sounded in a whisper.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
In diagram III, the curved line designates a shore; the line a b, connecting the pivotal points p, p, is partly under the land and partly under the sea.
From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate
The plate shown at p, p in the smoke box checks the draught in the upper tubes, and therefore distributes it more through the lower ones.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Also, it may be that in one case both p and Op are accepted, but the rejection of p p Op means that it is rejected as a rule.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
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