Meaning

2 senses
  1. (broadly)A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.

  2. (formal)A measurable function from a sample space to the measurable space of possible values of the variable.

    Zufallsvariable, Zufallsgröße

    випадко́ва величина́vypadkóva velyčyná

More definitions
  • a variable quantity that is random

Examples

1 sentences
  1. A random variable is definitely a constant if the variance is zero.

    deEine Zufallsvariable ist genau dann fast sicher konstant, wenn ihre Varianz Null ist.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
measurable function from a sample space:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
measurable function from a sample space:

Forms

plural: random variables
Singularrandom variable
Pluralrandom variables

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
variaterandom quantityaleatory variablestochastic variable
Close in meaning

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