breakdown point

noun

The number or proportion of arbitrarily large or small extreme values that must be introduced into a batch or sample to cause the estimator to yield an arbitrarily large result.

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Meanings

nounbreakdown point (plural breakdown points)

plural breakdown points

  1. mathematicsThe number or proportion of arbitrarily large or small extreme values that must be introduced into a batch or sample to cause the estimator to yield an arbitrarily large result.
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