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68-95-99.7 rule

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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The rule stating that a normal distribution will have 68% of its observations within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% within two, and 99.7% within three.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: mnemonic

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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  • Russian: пра́вило трёх си́гм (právilo trjox sígm) — statistics: empirical rule of 3σ