probability distribution

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Their analysis showed that the resulting probability distribution did not align with the intended target and revealed extra noise in the experiment that had not been evaluated before.

From Science Daily

For example, if a county’s population is 5,000, it may be reported as 5,005 or any other randomly drawn value from a specified probability distribution.

From Slate

But once confronted with the probability distribution for survival, the human spirit may choose to defy all odds and behave as a statistical outlier.

From Scientific American

Combining the Jeffreys prior with the sparse evidence of the emergence and intelligence of life on Earth, Kipping obtained a posterior probability distribution, which allowed him to calculate new odds for the four corners.

From Scientific American

To calculate the odds of some event, such as abiogenesis, occurring, astronomers first come up with a likely probability distribution of it—a best guess, if you will.

From Scientific American