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
Photographic camera. l, l, Lenses. s, s, Screen cutting off diverging rays. c, c, Sliding box. p, p Picture formed.
From Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science by Arabella B. Buckley
If we know n and p, p is called the index, and n, n2, ... np are called the first power, second power, ... pth power of n, the series itself being called the power-series.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
If four districts should be united in this way, they might erect a central house, C, for the larger and more advanced scholars, and four smaller ones, p p p p, for the younger children.
From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Ira Mayhew
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