RANDOM VARIABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does random variable mean? 

• RANDOM VARIABLE (noun)
  The noun RANDOM VARIABLE has 1 sense:

1. a variable quantity that is random

  Familiarity information: RANDOM VARIABLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RANDOM VARIABLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A variable quantity that is random

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

chance variable; random variable; stochastic variable; variant; variate

Hypernyms ("random variable" is a kind of...):

variable; variable quantity (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)

 Context examples 

The single-tailed probability distribution of any random variable whose logarithm is normally distributed.

(Log Normal Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)

Chi-square test is a statistical test for testing the null hypothesis that the distribution of a discrete random variable coincides with a given distribution.

(Chi-Square Test, NCI Thesaurus)