probability distribution

noun

: probability function

also : probability density function sense 2

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No conventional graph of probability distribution would have predicted that crash. —

Alan Greenspan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013 These take the form of a probability distribution related to the different choices. —

Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2024 Now, given the same sentence, the LLM will calculate a better probability distribution and its loss will be slightly lower. —

Quanta Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024 These probability distributions, which speak to the likely characteristics of both the context and candidate images, can be transformed into hypervectors, allowing the use of algebra to predict the most likely candidate image to fill the vacant slot. —

Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for probability distribution

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First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of probability distribution was in 1895

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