probability functions
nounUK /ˌprɒbəˈbɪləti ˈfʌŋkʃənz/
US /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪləti ˈfʌŋkʃənz/
A probability function is a math rule that tells you how likely each thing is to happen.
The teacher used a probability function to show the chance of rain each day.
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2. In statistics, a function that assigns a probability to each possible outcome of an experiment.
The probability function gave each side of the die a value of one-sixth.
3. A mathematical formula used to describe how likely different results are in a random process.
Scientists used a probability function to predict how often the coin would land on heads.
4. A rule in math that maps events to numbers between zero and one.
The probability function assigned zero to impossible events and one to certain ones.