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random variable

random variable noun: a quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.

Noun

random variable (plural random variables)

  1. (broadly) A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.
  2. (formal) A measurable function from a sample space to the measurable space of possible values of the variable.
    • Henceforth the symbol X(w) will be used for the random variable X#58;S#92;rightarrow#92;mathbb#123;R#125;.1996, Ron C. Mittelhammer, Mathematical Statistics for Economics and Business, volume 78, Springer, page 45
    • The particular example considered here is the Hilbert space of random variables.2009, Christian Perwass, Geometric Algebra with Applications in Engineering, Springer, page 351
    Synonyms:
    variate, random quantity, aleatory variable, stochastic variable

random variable meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

random variable in Tamil

இயைபிலா மாறி

random variable in Tagalog

measurable function from a sample space
alisagang aligin

random variable in Arabic

measurable function from a sample space
مُتَغَيِّر عَشْوَائِيّ mutaḡayyir ʕašwāʔiyy

Synonyms of random variable

  • variate
  • random quantity
  • aleatory variable
  • stochastic variable

Forms of random variable

pluralrandom variables

Words formed from random variable

Questions about random variable

What does random variable mean?
Random variable means a quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.
What is random variable in Tamil?
Random variable in Tamil is இயைபிலா மாறி. See Random variable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is random variable?
Random variable is a noun.
What is the plural of random variable?
The plural of random variable is random variables.

Words near random variable in the dictionary

  1. random seed
  2. random seeds
  3. random sequence
  4. random sequences
  5. random telegraph noise
  6. random variable
  7. random variables
  8. random walk
  9. random walker
  10. random walkers
  11. random walks

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