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Gompertz distribution

Gompertz distribution noun: a continuous probability distribution, often used to describe adult lifespans.

Noun

Gompertz distribution (plural Gompertz distributions)

  1. A continuous probability distribution, often used to describe adult lifespans.

Forms of Gompertz distribution

pluralGompertz distributions

Origin of Gompertz distribution

Named after Benjamin Gompertz.

Questions about Gompertz distribution

What does Gompertz distribution mean?
Gompertz distribution means a continuous probability distribution, often used to describe adult lifespans.
What part of speech is Gompertz distribution?
Gompertz distribution is a noun.
What is the plural of Gompertz distribution?
The plural of Gompertz distribution is Gompertz distributions.

Words near Gompertz distribution in the dictionary

  1. Gompers
  2. Gomperses
  3. Gompertz
  4. Gompertz curve
  5. Gompertz curves
  6. Gompertz distribution
  7. Gompertz distributions
  8. Gompertz function
  9. Gompertz functions
  10. Gompertz-Makeham law
  11. Gompertzian

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