binomial distribution
noun
: a probability function each of whose values gives the probability that an outcome with constant probability of occurrence in a statistical experiment will occur a given number of times in a succession of repetitions of the experiment
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People can have more than four friends, and having a lot of friends isn’t as unusual as the binomial distribution suggests.
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Quanta Magazine,
20 Aug. 2018
Peter is occupied with graphs of binomial distributions as well as various odds related to a potential second book deal.
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Hermione Hoby,
New York Times,
1 June 2018
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Quanta Magazine,
20 Aug. 2018
Peter is occupied with graphs of binomial distributions as well as various odds related to a potential second book deal.
—
Hermione Hoby,
New York Times,
1 June 2018
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