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random variable  

DEFINITION

  • altDef: mathematical formalization of a quantity or object which depends on random events. (bron: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (EN))
  • altDef: variable representing a random phenomenon (bron: Wikidata, code: Q176623)
  • prefDef: function defined on a sample space (2.1) where the values of the function are ordered k-tuplets (vectors in k dimensions) of real numbers. Note 1 to entry: An example of an ordered k-tuplet is (x1, x2, …, xk). An ordered k-tuplet is, in other words, a vector in k dimensions (either a row or column vector). (bron: Statistics — Vocabulary and symbols — Part 1: General statistical terms and terms used in probability, code: 2.10)

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