random variable

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noun
  1. 1

    (statistics, loosely) A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.

  2. 2

    (statistics, formally) A measurable function from a sample space to the measurable space of possible values of the variable.

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