Chebyshev's inequality

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Chebyshev's inequality [ˈtʃɛbɪˌʃɒfs]

(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics the fundamental theorem that the probability that a random variable differs from its mean by more than k standard deviations is less than or equal to 1/k²

[named after P. L. Chebyshev (1821-94), Russian mathematician]

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