Meanings
- mathematicsThe statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times.
Near-synonym: law of averages (not always differentiated)
Synonyms: law of averages
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech zákon velkých čísel
- zákon velkých číselstatistical tendency
Dutch wet van de grote aantallen
- wet van de grote aantallenstatistical tendency
Finnish suurten lukujen laki
- suurten lukujen lakistatistical tendency
French loi des grands nombres
- loi des grands nombresstatistical tendency
German Gesetz der großen Zahl(en)
- Gesetz der großen Zahl(en)statistical tendency
Icelandic meðalgildislögmál, lögmál stórra talna
- meðalgildislögmálstatistical tendency
- lögmál stórra talnastatistical tendency
- lögmál mikils fjöldastatistical tendency
Korean 큰 수의 법칙
- 큰 수의 법칙 (keun suui beopchik)statistical tendency
Polish prawo wielkich liczb
- prawo wielkich liczbstatistical tendency
Cite this entry
law of large numbers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/law%20of%20large%20numbers
“law of large numbers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/law%20of%20large%20numbers. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “law of large numbers,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/law%20of%20large%20numbers.
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