Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zipfian distribution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zip-fi-an dis-tri-bu-tion
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A discrete probability distribution whose rank-frequency distribution is an inverse power law relation.

Example Sentences

"A Zipfian distribution occurs when some values appear much more often than others. When you diagram it on a graph with logarithm scales on both axes, you get a straight line (see Figure 12.1)."

Inflected Forms

Zipfian distributions (plural)

Phrases

Zipf's law

Frequently Paired Words

Zipf's law

Questions

What does zipfian distribution mean?: A discrete probability distribution whose rank-frequency distribution is an inverse power law relation.

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