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exponential distribution

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

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noun

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Any of a class of continuous probability distributions used to model the time between events that occur independently at a constant average rate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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  • Czech: exponenciální rozdělení — class of continuous probability distributions
  • Finnish: eksponenttijakauma — class of continuous probability distributions
  • Hungarian: exponenciális eloszlás — class of continuous probability distributions
  • Icelandic: veldisvísisdreifing — class of continuous probability distributions
  • Icelandic: vísisdreifing — class of continuous probability distributions
  • Italian: distribuzione esponenziale — class of continuous probability distributions
  • Japanese: 指数分布 — class of continuous probability distributions
  • Polish: rozkład wykładniczy — class of continuous probability distributions
  • Swedish: exponentialfördelning — class of continuous probability distributions
  • Tagalog: pauliting pamamahagi — class of continuous probability distributions