Further Mathematics A-Level
Further Mathematics A-Level glossary
6 key terms for Further Mathematics A-Level, A to Z, each linked to the topic pages that use it.
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D
- Discrete Random Variable
- A variable whose value is a numerical outcome of a random phenomenon, which can only take a countable number of specific values.OCR
E
- Expectation (E(X))
- The long-run average or mean value of a random variable.OCR
I
- Independence
- Two random variables X and Y are independent if the outcome of one does not affect the outcome of the other.OCR
P
- Probability Distribution
- A function or table that shows the probability for each possible value of the random variable.OCR
S
- Standard Deviation
- The positive square root of the variance.OCR
V
- Variance (Var(X))
- A measure of the spread or dispersion of a random variable around its mean.OCR
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