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exponential distributions

exponential distributions is the plural of exponential distribution.

Meaning of exponential distribution

Noun

exponential distribution (plural exponential distributions)

  1. Any of a class of continuous probability distributions used to model the time between events that occur independently at a constant average rate.
    • The exponential distribution is a basic distribution for constructing a number of other distributions. For example, the gamma distribution is obtained from the distribution of the sum of random variables where each variable follows an exponential distribution.1998, Vijay Singh, Entropy-Based Parameter Estimation in Hydrology, Kluwer Academic, page 49
    Synonyms:
    negative exponential distribution

Questions about exponential distributions

What is exponential distributions the plural of?
Exponential distributions is the plural of exponential distribution.

Words near exponential distributions in the dictionary

  1. exponentiable
  2. exponential
  3. exponential decay
  4. exponential decays
  5. exponential distribution
  6. exponential distributions
  7. exponential equation
  8. exponential equations
  9. exponential function
  10. exponential functions
  11. exponential generating function

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