probability distribution
Americannoun
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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.
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Also called probability density
Etymology
Origin of probability distribution
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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A classical computer is then used to calculate an energy expectation value of the cost function using this new probability distribution.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
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.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
Altogether, the words can be represented as a probability distribution.
From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 2023
It comes from constructing what’s called a probability distribution, and requires some basic grade-school statistics.
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022
On the basis of the binomial probability distribution and the 1/12,000,000 figure, this probability can be determined to be about 8 percent—small, but certainly allowing for reasonable doubt.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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