Gumbel distribution

noun

A model of the distribution of the maximum (or the minimum) of a number of samples of various distributions.

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Meanings

nounGumbel distribution (plural Gumbel distributions)

plural Gumbel distributions

  1. mathematicsA model of the distribution of the maximum (or the minimum) of a number of samples of various distributions.

Origin

Named after Emil Julius Gumbel (1891–1966), who described the distribution.

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