Poisson Distribution Definition

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noun
A frequency distribution that may be regarded as an approximation of the binomial distribution when the number of events becomes large and the probability of success becomes small.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Poisson Distribution

Noun

Singular:
Poisson distribution
Plural:
poisson-distributions

Origin of Poisson Distribution

  • After Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840), French mathematician

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • After Siméon Denis Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician.

    From Wiktionary

Poisson Distribution Sentence Examples

  • As these indices represent discontinuous data, it would be preferable to use the negative binomial or the Poisson distribution.

  • The POISSON keyword returns a random deviate drawn from a Poisson distribution with that mean.

  • The Poisson Distribution Recall what we meant by a random variable.

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