Meanings
nounCauchy distribution (plural Cauchy distributions)
plural Cauchy distributions
- mathematicsA symmetric continuous probability distribution with fat tails, with probability density function that is
Origin
Named after Augustin Cauchy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Cauchyho rozdělení
- Cauchyho rozděleníprobability distribution
Polish rozkład Cauchy'ego
- rozkład Cauchy'egoprobability distribution
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