hypergeometric distribution

[hahy-per-jee-uh-me-trik, hahy-]

hy·per·ge·o·met·ric distribu·tion

[hahy-per-jee-uh-me-trik, hahy-]
noun Mathematics.
a system of probabilities associated with finding a specified number of elements, as 5 white balls, from a given number of elements, as 10 balls, chosen from a set containing 2 kinds of elements of known quantity, as 15 white balls and 20 black balls.

Origin:
1945–50; hyper- + geometric
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Hypergeometric distribution is always a great word to know.
So is real number. Does it mean:
a rational number or the limit of a sequence of rational numbers, as opposed to a complex number
to separate into equal parts by the process of mathematical division
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