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gamma distribution

gamma distribution noun: any of a family of two-parameter continuous probability distributions, of which the common exponential distribution and chi-square distribution are special cases.

Noun

gamma distribution (plural gamma distributions)

  1. Any of a family of two-parameter continuous probability distributions, of which the common exponential distribution and chi-square distribution are special cases.
    • The gamma distribution is positively skewed and along with the Weibull, lognormal, and inverse Gaussian (IG) distributions is also available as a model in reliability and life-span studies.1988, A. Clifford Cohen, Betty Jones Whitten, Parameter Estimation in Reliability and Life Span Models, Marcel Dekker, page 93
    • 1999 [1977, Wiley], Jean Dickinson Gibbons, Ingram Olkin, Milton Sobel, Selecting and Ordering Populations: A New Statistical Methodology, SIAM, Republished unabridged and corrected, page 328,
      The ranking and selection problems in this chapter apply to populations that follow the gamma...

gamma distribution meaning in Tamil

gamma distribution in Tamil

காமாப் பரவல்

Forms of gamma distribution

pluralgamma distributions

Questions about gamma distribution

What does gamma distribution mean?
Gamma distribution means any of a family of two-parameter continuous probability distributions, of which the common exponential distribution and chi-square distribution are special cases.
What is gamma distribution in Tamil?
Gamma distribution in Tamil is காமாப் பரவல். See Gamma distribution meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gamma distribution?
Gamma distribution is a noun.
What is the plural of gamma distribution?
The plural of gamma distribution is gamma distributions.

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