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  • 31normal distribution — a symmetric, bell shaped probability distribution having the density function where x is the abscissa, f(x) is the ordinate, e is the base of natural logarithms (2.718), μ is the mean, and σ is the standard deviation. The normal… …

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  • 32normal — adj. & n. adj. 1 conforming to a standard; regular, usual, typical. 2 free from mental or emotional disorder. 3 Geom. (of a line) at right angles, perpendicular. 4 Chem. (of a solution) containing one gram equivalent of solute per litre. n. 1 a… …

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  • 33function — /ˈfʌŋkʃən / (say fungkshuhn), /ˈfʌŋʃən / (say fungshuhn) noun 1. the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution. 2. any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion. 3. Mathematics a mathematical quantity whose… …

  • 34Normal measure — In set theory, a normal measure is a measure on a measurable cardinal κ such that the equivalence class of the identity function on κ maps to κ itself in the ultrapower construction. Equivalently, if f:κ→κ is such that f(α)<α for most α<κ,… …

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  • 35normal distribution — The well known bell shaped curve. According to the Central Limit Theorem, the probability density function of a large number of independent, identically distributed random numbers will approach the normal distribution. In the fractal family of… …

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  • 36normal distribution — noun Date: 1897 a probability density function that approximates the distribution of many random variables (as the proportion of outcomes of a particular sort in a large number of independent repetitions of an experiment in which the… …

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  • 37normal distribution — noun A family of continuous probability distributions such that the probability density function is the Gaussian function Syn: Gaussian distribution …

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  • 38normal form game — noun Formally, a structure where P = 1,2, ...,m is a set of players, is an m tuple of pure strategy sets, one for each player, and is an m tuple of payoff functions. <! If someone can turn the math to inline math, please do it. See Also:… …

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  • 39normal distribution — noun Statistics a function that represents the distribution of many random variables as a symmetrical bell shaped graph …

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  • 40normal dispersion — noun : dispersion (as of light by an optical grating) in which the separation of components in any one spectrum increases continuously and almost uniformly with the wavelength, the separation being a monotonic function of the dispersion variable …

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