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A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A measurable function from a sample space to the measurable space of possible values of the variable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a variable quantity that is random
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance variable
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: variable, variable quantity
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Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مُتَغَيِّر عَشْوَائِيّ
(mutaḡayyir ʕašwāʔiyy)
— measurable function from a sample space
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Czech:
náhodná veličina
— measurable function from a sample space
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Esperanto:
stokasto
— measurable function from a sample space
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Finnish:
satunnaismuuttuja
— measurable function from a sample space
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German:
Zufallsvariable
— measurable function from a sample space
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German:
Zufallsgröße
— measurable function from a sample space
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Greek:
τυχαία μεταβλητή
(tychaía metavlití)
— measurable function from a sample space
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Hebrew:
משתנה מקרי
(mishtané mikrí)
— measurable function from a sample space
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Hungarian:
valószínűségi változó
— measurable function from a sample space
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Hungarian:
valváltozó
— measurable function from a sample space
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Icelandic:
hending
— measurable function from a sample space
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Icelandic:
slembibreyta
— measurable function from a sample space
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Icelandic:
slembistærð
— measurable function from a sample space
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Icelandic:
slemba
— measurable function from a sample space
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Japanese:
確率変数
— measurable function from a sample space
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Māori:
taurangi matapōkere
— measurable function from a sample space
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Polish:
zmienna losowa
— measurable function from a sample space
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Romanian:
variabilă aleatorie
— measurable function from a sample space
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Romanian:
variabilă incidentală
— measurable function from a sample space
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Spanish:
variable aleatoria
— measurable function from a sample space
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Swedish:
slumpvariabel
— measurable function from a sample space
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Tagalog:
alisagang aligin
— measurable function from a sample space
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Ukrainian:
випадко́ва величина́
(vypadkóva velyčyná)
— measurable function from a sample space
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Welsh:
hapnewidyn
— measurable function from a sample space