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gamma distributions

gamma distributions is the plural of gamma distribution.

Meaning of gamma distribution

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

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What is gamma distributions the plural of?
Gamma distributions is the plural of gamma distribution.

Words near gamma distributions in the dictionary

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  10. gamma function
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