Probability
81Probability distribution — Also called a probability function, a function that describes all the values that the random variable can take and the probability associated with each. The New York Times Financial Glossary …
82probability sampling — random sampling A sampling procedure in which each element of a population has a known chance of being selected for the sample Apart from simple random sampling, this includes certain forms of stratified sampling and systematic sampling The… …
83probability density function — probabil′ity den sity func tion n. 1) sta a function of a continuous variable whose integral over a region gives the probability that a random variable falls within the region 2) sta a function of a discrete variable whose sum over a discrete set …
84probability density function — noun 1. : probability function 2. : a function of a continuous random variable whose integral over an interval gives the probability that its value will fall within the interval …
85probability density — noun : probability density function ; also : a particular value of a probability density function …
86probability distribution — noun : probability function ; also : probability density function 2 …
87probability of damage — The probability that damage will occur to a target expressed as a percentage or as a decimal. Also called PD …
88probability function — noun Date: 1906 a function of a discrete random variable that gives the probability that the outcome associated with that variable will occur …
89Probability of occupation — In condensed matter physics, the probability of occupation shows how likely it is for a given energy level to be occupied. Fermions such as electrons follow a Fermi Dirac distribution and bosons such as phonons and photons follow a Bose Einstein… …
90Probability of Default — Die Ausfallwahrscheinlichkeit (häufig kurz als „PD“ bezeichnet, von engl. Probability of Default) bezeichnet eine statistische Größe, die, je nach Zusammenhang, die Wahrscheinlichkeit des Versagens oder einer Störung eines Systems oder einer… …
