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probability distribution

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A distribution of all possible values of a random variable together with an indication of their probabilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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Across languages

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21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: rozdělení pravděpodobnosti — mathematical function
  • Estonian: tõenäosusjaotus — mathematical function
  • Finnish: todennäköisyysjakauma — mathematical function
  • Galician: distribución de probabilidades — mathematical function
  • German: Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung — mathematical function
  • Hindi: प्रायिकता बंटन (prāyiktā baṇṭan) — mathematical function
  • Icelandic: líkindadreifing — mathematical function
  • Icelandic: dreifing — mathematical function
  • Indonesian: distribusi probabilitas — mathematical function
  • Japanese: 確率分布 — mathematical function
  • Malay: agihan kebarangkalian — mathematical function
  • Malay: taburan kebarangkalian — mathematical function
  • Persian: توزیع احتمال (towzi'-e ehtemâl) — mathematical function
  • Polish: rozkład prawdopodobieństwa — mathematical function
  • Romanian: distribuția probabilității — mathematical function
  • Russian: распреде́ление вероя́тностей (raspredélenije verojátnostej) — mathematical function
  • Swedish: sannolikhetsfördelning — mathematical function
  • Tagalog: kalagmitaning pamamahagi — mathematical function
  • Thai: การแจกแจงความน่าจะเป็น (gaan-jɛ̀ɛk-jɛɛng-kwaam-nâa-jà-bpen) — mathematical function
  • Turkish: olasılık dağılımı — mathematical function
  • Ukrainian: розпо́діл імові́рностей (rozpódil imovírnostej) — mathematical function