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random variable

ran·dom var·i·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ran-duh m vair-ee-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈræn dəm ˈvɛər i ə bəl/
    • /ˈræn.dəm ˈveə.ri.ə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ran-duh m vair-ee-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈræn dəm ˈvɛər i ə bəl/

Definitions of random variable words

  • noun random variable a quantity that takes any of a set of values with specified probabilities. 1
  • noun random variable a quantity that may take any of a range of values, either continuous or discrete, which cannot be predicted with certainty but only described probabilistically 0
  • noun random variable a variable whose values are determined independently according to a probability distribution 0
See all 3 definitions of random variable

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Origin of random variable

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Random variable

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random variable popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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