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Chapman-Robbins bound

Chapman-Robbins bound noun: a lower bound on the variance of estimators of a deterministic parameter; a generalization of the Cramér-Rao bound, it is both tighter and more widely applicable, but usually harder to compute.

Noun

Chapman-Robbins bound (plural Chapman-Robbins bounds)

  1. A lower bound on the variance of estimators of a deterministic parameter; a generalization of the Cramér-Rao bound, it is both tighter and more widely applicable, but usually harder to compute.

Synonyms of Chapman-Robbins bound

Forms of Chapman-Robbins bound

pluralChapman-Robbins bounds

Origin of Chapman-Robbins bound

Named after Douglas Chapman and Herbert Robbins, who discovered it in 1951, independently of the original (1950) discovery by John Hammersley.

Questions about Chapman-Robbins bound

What does Chapman-Robbins bound mean?
Chapman-Robbins bound means a lower bound on the variance of estimators of a deterministic parameter; a generalization of the Cramér-Rao bound, it is both tighter and more widely applicable, but usually harder to compute.
What part of speech is Chapman-Robbins bound?
Chapman-Robbins bound is a noun.
What is the plural of Chapman-Robbins bound?
The plural of Chapman-Robbins bound is Chapman-Robbins bounds.

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