poisson distribution

Noun
  1. A theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large (synset 106035262)
    referred to in: statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
    is a type of: distribution, statistical distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

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