Statistics. The way in which a particular measurement or characteristic is spread over the members of a class.

a distribution that is random or haphazard; (Statistics) a probability distribution, esp. the Poisson distribution.

a classification of the members of a population according to the value assumed for each member by some variable; a diagram or table showing the…

a function giving the probability of a value of x as a function of x; spec. one whose integral over an interval (if continuous) or sum over a…

a frequency distribution which gives the probability of a number of discrete events occurring in a certain time interval, or of a particular…

Mathematics. Consisting of two terms; see B. Also, relating to or derived from the binomial theorem or the binomial distribution; binomial coefficient…

a family of continuous probability distributions, each resembling the normal distribution (see normal, adj. 10) and widely used to approximate…

the theoretical frequency distribution of a statistic, as calculated from a sample, over all samples of the same size and kind.

a probability distribution that is a continuous function.

With the: the Poisson distribution.

In various scientific uses; esp. Mathematics. beta distribution, a distribution of a variate x of the form dF = x p − 1(1 − x)q − 1 dx/B(p, q)…

Used attributively and in the possessive to denote concepts introduced by Cauchy or arising from his work, as Cauchy distribution n. a…

A frequency distribution giving the number of trials required to obtain a single successful outcome.