Gaussian distribution

American  

noun

Statistics.

1. normal distribution.

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Gaussian distribution British  

noun

1. another name for normal distribution

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Etymology

Origin of Gaussian distribution

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The signer starts by picking y from an m-dimensional distribution, typically a discrete Gaussian distribution.

From Nature

Cluster centres for the three diploid genotypes were modelled jointly by a six-dimensional Gaussian distribution, with mean treated as a hyperparameter and set empirically based on a training set of 156 normal samples.

From Nature

If the tolerance limits are three standard deviations from the mean, and the curve is a true Gaussian distribution, then 99.7% of production will within the zone of tolerance.

From Economist

For SNP k and genotype g, observed data in normal samples were modelled as following a bivariate Gaussian distribution.

From Nature