pointprobabilityfunction
nounUK /pɔɪnt ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪti ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /pɔɪnt ˌprɑːbəˈbɪləti ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A math rule that tells you how likely one exact result is.
The point probability function showed that rolling a six has a one-in-six chance.
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2. A function giving the chance of each single value in a discrete set.
We used the point probability function to list the chance of each score.
3. A way to describe how likely each separate result is in a game or experiment.
The teacher drew the point probability function for flipping two coins.
4. A mathematical map from exact outcomes to their probabilities.
Each outcome on the chart matched a value from the point probability function.