Bernoulli trial

noun

A random experiment with exactly two possible outcomes.

Meanings

nounBernoulli trial (plural Bernoulli trials)

plural Bernoulli trials

  1. mathematicsA random experiment with exactly two possible outcomes.

Origin

Named after Jacob Bernoulli.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Bernoulli trial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bernoulli%20trial

MLA

“Bernoulli trial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bernoulli%20trial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bernoulli trial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bernoulli%20trial.

Source: Bernoulli trial on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.