multinomial distribution

a probability distribution that describes the theoretical distribution of n objects sampled at random from a population of k kinds of things with regard to the number of each of the kinds that appears in the sample. By contrast, a binomial distribution involves just two variables, categories, or objects.

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May 9th 2024

x-intercept

x -intercept

n. in an equation representing a straight-line relationship between two variables, the value of variable x when the value of variable y equals zero. For example, in the general linear equation format x = a + by, a represents the x-intercept.