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rule of succession

rule of succession proper noun: a formula used to estimate underlying probabilities when there are few observations, or for events that have not been observed to occur at all in (finite) sample data.

Proper noun

rule of succession

  1. A formula used to estimate underlying probabilities when there are few observations, or for events that have not been observed to occur at all in (finite) sample data.

Questions about rule of succession

What does rule of succession mean?
Rule of succession means a formula used to estimate underlying probabilities when there are few observations, or for events that have not been observed to occur at all in (finite) sample data.
What part of speech is rule of succession?
Rule of succession is a proper noun.

Words near rule of succession in the dictionary

  1. rule of order
  2. rule of reason
  3. rule of recognition
  4. rule of sevens
  5. rule of strict construction
  6. rule of succession
  7. rule of the road
  8. rule of the shorter term
  9. rule of thirds
  10. rule of three
  11. rule of threes

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