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pareto distribution

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
pare-to dis-tri-bu-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A probability distribution such that for a random variable X with that distribution holds that the probability that X is greater than some number x is given by

noun

A probability distribution such that for a random variable X with that distribution holds that the probability that X is greater than some number x is given by Pr (X>x)=(x/(x_m))⁻ᵏ for all x ≥ xₘ, where xₘ is the (necessarily positive) minimum possible value of X, and k is a positive parameter.

noun

A probability distribution such that for a random variable X with that distribution holds that the probability that X is greater than some number x is given by Pr (X>x)=(x/(x_m))⁻ᵏ for all x ≥ xₘ, where xₘ is the (necessarily positive) minimum possible value of X, and k is a positive parameter.

Etymology

Named after Vilfredo Pareto.

Inflected Forms

Pareto distributions (plural)

Questions

What does pareto distribution mean?
A probability distribution such that for a random variable X with that distribution holds that the probability that X is greater than some number x is given by
Where does pareto distribution come from?
Named after Vilfredo Pareto.

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