probability distribution

noun

: probability function

also : probability density function sense 2

Examples of probability distribution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So the comfortable position to understand that scientifically is to say, look, there is a probability distribution. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

This converts prose into structured inputs, allowing background AI engines to immediately translate narrative risks into cash flow probability distributions. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Lopes Lara emphasizes the usefulness of the probability distribution data Kalshi collects on the world’s most significant events. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026

But under the hood, what the model actually does is generate a probability distribution over all possibilities for the next token. — ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for probability distribution

• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian
• dilution
• elution
• locution
• pollution
• solution
• volution
• absolution
• allocution
• attribution