Definition:Continuous Probability Distribution

Definition

A continuous probability distribution is a probability distribution of a continuous random variable.

Also known as

Some sources use the term continuous distribution for continuous probability distribution.

Also see

• Definition:Discrete Probability Distribution

• Results about continuous probability distributions can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): continuous distribution
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): distribution
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): continuous distribution
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): distribution