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Gaussian distribution

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Gauss·i·an distribution  (gous-n)
n.
See normal distribution.
[After Karl Friedrich Gauss.]
Gaussian distribution
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) another name for normal distribution
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Noun1.Gaussian distribution - a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
normal distribution
distribution, statistical distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters


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