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probit

UK/ˈpɹɒbɪt/US/ˈpɹɑbɪt/

probit noun: a unit, derived from a standard normal distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses.

Noun

probit (plural probits)

  1. A unit, derived from a standard normal distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses.
    • The only limitation of probit models is that they require normal distributions for all unobserved components of utility. […] In the current section, I describe three simulators that are applicable for probits of any form: accept–reject, smoothed accept– reject, and GHK.2002, chapter 5, in Behavioral Models, UC Berkeley, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025, page 101,119
  2. The probit function, the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution function.

probit meaning in Tamil and Bengali

probit in Tamil

வாய்ப்பு உருப்பு, நேர்மை

probit in Bengali

প্রোবিট ফাংশন

Forms of probit

pluralprobits

Origin of probit

Blend of probability + unit. Coined by American statistician Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934: “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…”

Words that rhyme with probit

Questions about probit

What does probit mean?
Probit means a unit, derived from a standard normal distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses.
What is probit in Tamil?
Probit in Tamil is வாய்ப்பு உருப்பு, நேர்மை. See Probit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is probit?
Probit is a noun.
How do you pronounce probit?
Probit is pronounced /ˈpɹɒbɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of probit?
The plural of probit is probits.

Words near probit in the dictionary

  1. probionts
  2. probiosis
  3. probiotic
  4. probiotically
  5. probiotics
  6. probit
  7. probities
  8. probits
  9. probity
  10. Probištip
  11. problack

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Adapted from Wiktionary: probit (page history and authors); probit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); probit (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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