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隨機變數

简随机变数 · 繁隨機變數

Mandarin · pinyin suí jī biàn shù

(math.) random variable

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數: shù · number; several; count; fate
随: suí · follow, listen to, submit to
机: jī · desk; machine; moment
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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2–1–4–4 · sui2 ji1 bian4 shu4

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noun

(Taiwan, statistics) random variable

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