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Bonferroni inequality

Bonferroni inequality noun: any of certain upper and lower bounds on the probability of finite unions of events, serving as a generalization of Boole's inequality.

Noun

Bonferroni inequality (plural Bonferroni inequalities)

  1. Any of certain upper and lower bounds on the probability of finite unions of events, serving as a generalization of Boole's inequality.

Forms of Bonferroni inequality

pluralBonferroni inequalities

Origin of Bonferroni inequality

Named after Carlo Emilio Bonferroni.

Questions about Bonferroni inequality

What does Bonferroni inequality mean?
Bonferroni inequality means any of certain upper and lower bounds on the probability of finite unions of events, serving as a generalization of Boole's inequality.
What part of speech is Bonferroni inequality?
Bonferroni inequality is a noun.
What is the plural of Bonferroni inequality?
The plural of Bonferroni inequality is Bonferroni inequalities.

Words near Bonferroni inequality in the dictionary

  1. Boneys
  2. Bonferroni
  3. Bonferroni correction
  4. Bonferroni corrections
  5. Bonferroni inequalities
  6. Bonferroni inequality
  7. Bonfield
  8. Bonfields
  9. Bonfiglio
  10. Bonfiglioli
  11. Bonfigliolis

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