lognormal

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lognormal

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From log + normal.

adjective

not comparable Describing a logarithmic function that has a normal distribution.

noun lognormals

A logarithmic function that has a normal distribution. The mgf of the low and high amplitude regions of a single lognormal variable and the derivatives is examined and attention is drawn to the effect of variance. The problem of inversion of the mgf/chf of a sum of lognormals to obtain the CDF/pdf is considered with special reference to methods related

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@misc{lognormal_2026,
  title = {lognormal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lognormal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}