Poisson distribution

[ pwah-sohn; French pwa-sawn ]

/ pwɑˈsoʊn; French pwaˈsɔ̃ /

noun Statistics.

a limiting form of the binomial probability distribution for small values of the probability of success and for large numbers of trials: particularly useful in industrial quality-control work and in radiation and bacteriological problems.

Origin of Poisson distribution

1920–25; named after S. D. Poisson (1781–1840), French mathematician and physicist

Words nearby Poisson distribution

poison pill, poison sumac, poison sumach, poisonwood, Poisson, Poisson distribution, Poisson's ratio, Poitier, Poitiers, poitín, Poitou

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British Dictionary definitions for Poisson distribution

Poisson distribution

/ (ˈpwɑːsən) /

noun

statistics a distribution that represents the number of events occurring randomly in a fixed time at an average rate λ; symbol P 0 (λ). For large n and small p with np = λ it approximates to the binomial distribution Bi (n,p)

Word Origin for Poisson distribution

C19: named after S. D. Poisson

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Scientific definitions for Poisson distribution

Poisson distribution

[ pwä-sôɴ′ ]

A probability distribution which arises when counting the number of occurrences of a rare event in a long series of trials. It is named after its discoverer, French mathematician and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson (1781-1840).

单词	poisson distribution
释义	Poisson distribution [ pwah-sohn; French pwa-sawn ] / pwɑˈsoʊn; French pwaˈsɔ̃ / noun Statistics. a limiting form of the binomial probability distribution for small values of the probability of success and for large numbers of trials: particularly useful in industrial quality-control work and in radiation and bacteriological problems. Origin of Poisson distribution 1920–25; named after S. D. Poisson (1781–1840), French mathematician and physicist Words nearby Poisson distribution poison pill, poison sumac, poison sumach, poisonwood, Poisson, Poisson distribution, Poisson's ratio, Poitier, Poitiers, poitín, Poitou Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Poisson distribution Poisson distribution / (ˈpwɑːsən) / noun statistics a distribution that represents the number of events occurring randomly in a fixed time at an average rate λ; symbol P 0 (λ). For large n and small p with np = λ it approximates to the binomial distribution Bi (n,p) Word Origin for Poisson distribution C19: named after S. D. Poisson Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Poisson distribution Poisson distribution [ pwä-sôɴ′ ] A probability distribution which arises when counting the number of occurrences of a rare event in a long series of trials. It is named after its discoverer, French mathematician and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson (1781-1840). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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