A probability distribution is a mathematical description of the probabilities of events, subsets of the sample space. The sample space, often … See more

A discrete probability distribution is the probability distribution of a random variable that can take on only a countable number of values ( See more

An absolutely continuous probability distribution is a probability distribution on the real numbers with uncountably many possible values, such as a whole interval in the real line, and … See more

Most algorithms are based on a pseudorandom number generator that produces numbers $${\displaystyle X}$$ that are uniformly … See more

A probability distribution can be described in various forms, such as by a probability mass function or a cumulative distribution function. One of the … See more

Some key concepts and terms, widely used in the literature on the topic of probability distributions, are listed below.
Basic terms
• Random variable: takes values from a sample space; probabilities describe which values and set of … See more

Absolutely continuous and discrete distributions with support on $${\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{k}}$$ or $${\displaystyle \mathbb {N} ^{k}}$$ are extremely useful to … See more