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Pearson distribution

Pearson distribution noun: a family of continuous probability distributions.

Noun

Pearson distribution (plural Pearson distributions)

  1. A family of continuous probability distributions.

Forms of Pearson distribution

pluralPearson distributions

Origin of Pearson distribution

First published by Karl Pearson in 1895.

Questions about Pearson distribution

What does Pearson distribution mean?
Pearson distribution means a family of continuous probability distributions.
What part of speech is Pearson distribution?
Pearson distribution is a noun.
What is the plural of Pearson distribution?
The plural of Pearson distribution is Pearson distributions.

Words near Pearson distribution in the dictionary

  1. Pearse
  2. Pearses
  3. Pearshape
  4. pearshaped
  5. Pearson
  6. Pearson distribution
  7. Pearson distributions
  8. Pearson syndrome
  9. Pearson's long-clawed shrew
  10. Pearson's long-clawed shrews
  11. Pearsondale

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