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binomial distribution

 
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–noun Statistics.
a distribution giving the probability of obtaining a specified number of successes in a finite set of independent trials in which the probability of a success remains the same from trial to trial.
Also called Bernoulli distribution.

Origin:
1910–15
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binomial distribution  
n.  The frequency distribution of the probability of a specified number of successes in an arbitrary number of repeated independent Bernoulli trials. Also called Bernoulli distribution.
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binomial distribution  
The frequency distribution of the probability of a specified number of successes in an arbitrary number of repeated independent Bernoulli trials. Also called Bernoulli distribution.
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binomial distribution

in statistics, a common distribution function for discrete processes in which a fixed probability prevails for each independently generated value

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