probability distribution
noun Statistics.
a distribution of all possible values of a random variable together with an indication of their probabilities.
Origin of probability distribution
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby probability distribution
probabilism,
probabilistic,
probability,
probability curve,
probability density function,
probability distribution,
probability function,
probability theory,
probability wave,
probable,
probable cause
Scientific definitions for probability distribution
probability distribution
A function of a discrete random variable (that is, a variable whose values are obtained from a finite or countable set) yielding the probability that the variable will have a given value. Also called probability density