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probability distribution  

Definition

  • In probability theory and statistics, a probability distribution is the mathematical function that gives the probabilities of occurrence of different possible outcomes for an experiment. It is a mathematical description of a random phenomenon in terms of its sample space and the probabilities of events (subsets of the sample space). (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability_distribution)

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  • French

  • distribution de probabilité
  • distribution de probabilités
  • distribution des probabilités

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