binomial distribution


noun Statistics.

a distribution giving the probability of obtaining a specified number of successes in a finite set of independent trials in which the probability of a success remains the same from trial to trial.
Also called Bernoulli distribution.

Origin of binomial distribution

First recorded in 1910–15

British Dictionary definitions for binomial distribution

binomial distribution

noun

a statistical distribution giving the probability of obtaining a specified number of successes in a specified number of independent trials of an experiment with a constant probability of success in each. Symbol: Bi (n, p), where n is the number of trials and p the probability of success in each

Scientific definitions for binomial distribution

binomial distribution

The frequency distribution of the probability of a specified number of successes in an arbitrary number of repeated independent Bernoulli trials. Also called Bernoulli distribution