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probability density function

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any function whose integral over a set gives the probability that a random variable has a value in that set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, probability-theory, sciences

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Synonyms: density function, pdf

Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: функция на плътност на вероятността (funkcija na plǎtnost na verojatnostta) — function
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機率密度函數 /机率密度函数 — function
  • Czech: funkce hustoty pravděpodobnosti — function
  • Danish: sandsynlighedstæthedsfunktion — function
  • Finnish: tiheysfunktio — function
  • German: Wahrscheinlichkeitsdichtefunktion — function
  • Greek: συνάρτηση πυκνότητας πιθανότητας (synártisi pyknótitas pithanótitas) — function
  • Icelandic: líkindaþéttleikafall — function
  • Icelandic: dreifingarþéttleikafall — function
  • Icelandic: þéttleikafall — function
  • Polish: funkcja gęstości prawdopodobieństwa — function
  • Romanian: funcție de densitate probabilitațională — function
  • Turkish: olasılık yoğunluk fonksiyonu — function