Random variable

Related Terms:

extraneous variable comonotonic joint probability stochastic process measurable function bayesian network beta distribution rice distribution hypergeometric random variable quantity mutual information partial autocorrelation state correlation quadratic form random sequence correlation function moment generating function standard normal random variable central limit theorem sample path information entropy cumulative distribution function conditional probability distribution backshift sample mean correlation coefficient pareto distribution covariance probability distribution normal conditional entropy normal random variable marginal distribution sample space

Definitions:

Noun

random variable variate variant stochastic variable chance variable

Definition: a variable quantity that is random

Definition: A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.