frequentist

noun

frequent·​ist

+ə̇st

plural -s

: one who defines the probability of an event (such as heads in flipping a coin) as the limiting value of its frequency in a large number of trials compare bayesian

Word History

Etymology

frequent- (back-derived from frequency) + -ist entry 1

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