(in large numbers)
1Large numbers — This article is about large numbers in the sense of numbers that are significantly larger than those ordinarily used in everyday life, for instance in simple counting or in monetary transactions. The term typically refers to large positive… …
2lawof large numbers — law of large numbers n. Statistics The rule or theorem that the average of a large number of independent measurements of a random quantity tends toward the theoretical average of that quantity. Also called Bernoulli s law. * * * …
3Names of large numbers — This article lists and discusses the usage and derivation of names of large numbers, together with their possible extensions. The following table lists those names of large numbers which are found in many English dictionaries and thus have a… …
4Dirac large numbers hypothesis — Paul Dirac The Dirac large numbers hypothesis (LNH) is an observation made by Paul Dirac in 1937 relating ratios of size scales in the Universe to that of force scales. The ratios constitute very large, dimensionless numbers: some 40 orders of… …
5History of large numbers — Different cultures used different traditional numeral systems for naming large numbers. The extent of large numbers used varied in each culture.One interesting point in using large numbers is the confusion on the term billion and milliard in many …
6Law of large numbers — The law of large numbers (LLN) is a theorem in probability that describes the long term stability of the mean of a random variable. Given a random variable with a finite expected value, if its values are repeatedly sampled, as the number of these …
7Law of Truly Large Numbers — The Law of Truly Large Numbers, attributed to Persi Diaconis and Frederick Mosteller, states that with a sample size large enough, any outrageous thing is likely to happen. It seeks to debunk one element of supposed supernatural… …
8law of large numbers — Math. the theorem in probability theory that the number of successes increases as the number of experiments increases and approximates the probability times the number of experiments for a large number of experiments. [1935 40] * * * ▪ statistics …
9Law Of Large Numbers — In statistical terms, a rule that assumes that as the number of samples increases, the average of these samples is likely to reach the mean of the whole population. When relating this concept to finance, it suggests that as a company grows, its… …
10Borel's law of large numbers — Roughly speaking, Borel s law of large numbers, named after Émile Borel, states that if an experiment is repeated a large number of times, independently under identical conditions, then the proportion of times that any specified event occurs… …
