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  • 1probability theory — Math., Statistics. the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Cf. probability (def. 4). [1830 40] * * * Branch of mathematics that deals with analysis of random events.… …

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  • 2Joint probability distribution — In the study of probability, given two random variables X and Y that are defined on the same probability space, the joint distribution for X and Y defines the probability of events defined in terms of both X and Y. In the case of only two random… …

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  • 3Probability density function — Boxplot and probability density function of a normal distribution N(0, σ2). In probability theory, a probability density function (pdf), or density of a continuous random variable is a function that describes the relative likelihood for this… …

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  • 4Probability distribution — This article is about probability distribution. For generalized functions in mathematical analysis, see Distribution (mathematics). For other uses, see Distribution (disambiguation). In probability theory, a probability mass, probability density …

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  • 5Probability metric — A probability metric is a function defining a distance between random variables or vectors. In particular the probability metric does not satisfy the identity of indiscernibles condition required to be satisfied by the metric of the metric… …

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  • 6Joint probability density function — may refer to:* Probability density function * Joint probability distribution …

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  • 7Joint quantum entropy — The joint quantum entropy generalizes the classical joint entropy to the context of quantum information theory. Intuitively, given two quantum states ho and sigma, represented as density operators that are subparts of a quantum system, the joint… …

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  • 8Noncentral chi-square distribution — Probability distribution name =Noncentral chi square type =density pdf cdf parameters =k > 0, degrees of freedom lambda > 0, non centrality parameter support =x in [0; +infty), pdf =frac{1}{2}e^{ (x+lambda)/2}left (frac{x}{lambda} ight)^{k/4 1/2} …

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  • 9Joint entropy — The joint entropy is an entropy measure used in information theory. The joint entropy measures how much entropy is contained in a joint system of two random variables. If the random variables are X and Y, the joint entropy is written H(X,Y). Like …

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  • 10Marginal distribution — In probability theory and statistics, the marginal distribution of a subset of a collection of random variables is the probability distribution of the variables contained in the subset. The term marginal variable is used to refer to those… …

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