Associations to the word «Poisson»

Wiktionary

POISSON, noun. (mathematics) The Poisson distribution.
POISSON, proper noun. Siméon Denis Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician.
POISSON DISTRIBUTION, noun. (statistics) A limit of the binomial distribution for very large numbers of trials and a small probability of success.
POISSON DISTRIBUTIONS, noun. Plural of Poisson distribution
POISSON PROCESS, noun. (mathematics) (stochastic processes) a stochastic process in which events occur continuously and independently of one another.
POISSON PROCESSES, noun. Plural of Poisson process

Wise words

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