probability function

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If one particle was radioactive, we could measure where it was with a detector, and its probability function would collapse.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2018

The positions of the smoke particles can be described by a Gaussian, or normal, probability function.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2018

We can see now why the combinatorial formula is also called the binomial coefficient because it reappears here again in the binomial probability function.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

A continuous probability function is restricted to the portion between x = 0 and 7.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013