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probability distribution

Mathematical function that describes the probability of occurrence of different possible outcomes in an experiment

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Also known as distribution · statistical distribution

Subclass of: statistical model
, distribution
, generalized function
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In probability theory and statistics, a probability distribution describes how probabilities are assigned to the possible results of a random phenomenon—more precisely, to events, which are sets of possible outcomes of a probabilistic experiment. Informally, a probability distribution tells us how likely different results are. Formally, it is a probability measure: a function that assigns probabilities to events in a way that satisfies the axioms of probability.

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