probability distribution

noun

Statistics.

1. a distribution of all possible values of a random variable together with an indication of their probabilities.

probability distribution

1. A function of a discrete random variable (that is, a variable whose values are obtained from a finite or countable set) yielding the probability that the variable will have a given value.

2. Also called probability density

Word History and Origins

Origin of probability distribution¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The team derived their quantum Bayes' rule by maximizing the fidelity between two objects that represent the forward and the reverse process, in analogy with a classical joint probability distribution.

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However, when simulations of a physical system using tried-and-true scientific techniques are available, researchers get a model of its probability distribution for free.

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The MIT team's insight is that this probability distribution also defines a generative model upon which a classifier can be constructed.

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The researchers have fed all the variables into the models, and developed a probability distribution for how conditions might develop in the future.

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This is then used to generate a probability distribution function which consists of all the feasible and infeasible solutions that are within the constraints of the COP.

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