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Bernoulli distribution

Bernoulli distribution noun: a discrete probability distribution that represents the result of a single trial, taking value 1 with "success" probability p and value 0 with "failure" probability q=1-p.

Noun

Bernoulli distribution (plural Bernoulli distributions)

  1. A discrete probability distribution that represents the result of a single trial, taking value 1 with "success" probability p and value 0 with "failure" probability q=1-p.
    • 1977 [Wiley], Jean Dickinson Gibbons, Ingram Olkin, Milton Sobel, Selecting and Ordering Populations, 1999, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Unabridged corrected republication, page 103,
      Since both of these distributions involve the same parameter p, the problem under consideration...
    • A critical factor in the use of Bernoulli distributions is that the parameters of the distribution are known constants.1985, R. R. Kinnison, Applied Extreme Value Statistics, Battelle Press, page 26

Forms of Bernoulli distribution

pluralBernoulli distributions

Origin of Bernoulli distribution

After Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli (1654—1705), one of many noted mathematicians of the Bernoulli family, who made important contributions to the field of probability.

Questions about Bernoulli distribution

What does Bernoulli distribution mean?
Bernoulli distribution means a discrete probability distribution that represents the result of a single trial, taking value 1 with "success" probability p and value 0 with "failure" probability q=1-p.
What part of speech is Bernoulli distribution?
Bernoulli distribution is a noun.
What is the plural of Bernoulli distribution?
The plural of Bernoulli distribution is Bernoulli distributions.

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