Distribution
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
- In functional analysis: the same as a generalized function.
- In probability and statistics: the way to describe probability of random variables taking certain values, see Distribution function; Distribution law; Distribution, type of.
- In differential geometry and topology: Distribution of tangent subspaces.
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Distribution. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Distribution&oldid=15785
Distribution. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Distribution&oldid=15785