Bernoulli distribution

noun

Ber·​noul·​li distribution

bər-¦nü-lē-,

¦ber-ˌnü-¦lē-

: binomial distribution

Word History

Etymology

after Jacques Bernoulli †1705 Swiss mathematician

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