random variable
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random variable
noun random variables
- A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.
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A measurable function from a sample space to the measurable space of possible values of the variable.
Henceforth the symbol X(w) will be used for the random variable X#58;S#92;rightarrow#92;mathbb#123;R#125;.
Similar: variate, random quantity, aleatory variable, stochastic variable
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noun measurable function from a sample space
| Español | variable aleatoria |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 確率変数 |
| Deutsch | Zufallsvariable, Zufallsgröße |
| Ελληνικά | τυχαία μεταβλητή tychaía metavlití |
| Română | variabilă aleatorie, variabilă incidentală |
| العربية | مُتَغَيِّر عَشْوَائِيّ mutaḡayyir ʕašwāʔiyy |
| עברית | משתנה מקרי mishtané mikrí |
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