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Weibull

Weibull noun: any of various probability distributions used to model the amount of time for which something can be used until it ceases to be operable.

Noun

Weibull (plural Weibulls)

  1. Any of various probability distributions used to model the amount of time for which something can be used until it ceases to be operable.

Proper noun

Weibull

  1. A surname.

Forms of Weibull

pluralWeibulls

Origin of Weibull

Named after Swedish mathematician Waloddi Weibull, who described it in detail in 1951, though it was already known.

Words formed from Weibull

Questions about Weibull

What does Weibull mean?
Weibull means any of various probability distributions used to model the amount of time for which something can be used until it ceases to be operable.
What part of speech is Weibull?
Weibull can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Weibull?
The plural of Weibull is Weibulls.

Words near Weibull in the dictionary

  1. Weibels
  2. Weibin
  3. Weible
  4. Weibles
  5. Weibo
  6. Weibull
  7. weibullite
  8. Weibullization
  9. Weibulls
  10. weibyeite
  11. Weichel

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