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Any of a class of discrete probability distributions that express the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed time interval, where the events occur independently and at a constant average rate; describable as a limit case of either binomial or negative binomial distributions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: distribution, statistical distribution
After French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781-1840), who introduced the distribution in his 1837 work Recherches sur la probabilité des jugements en matière criminelle et en matière civile ("Research on the Probability of Judgements in Criminal and Civil Matters"), although prior work had been done by Abraham de Moivre.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
Poissonovo rozdělení
— probability distribution
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Galician:
distribución de Poisson
— probability distribution
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Hungarian:
Poisson-eloszlás
— probability distribution
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Indonesian:
distribusi Poisson
— probability distribution
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Italian:
distribuzione di Poisson
— probability distribution
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Japanese:
ポアソン分布
— probability distribution
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Polish:
rozkład Poissona
— probability distribution
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Romanian:
distribuție Poisson
— probability distribution
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Swedish:
Poissonfördelning
— probability distribution
