Noun: binomial distribution bI'now-mee-ul,dis-tru'byoo-shun
- (statistics) a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success
"The number of heads in a series of coin flips follows a binomial distribution";
- Bernoulli distribution
Derived forms: binomial distributions
Type of: distribution, probability distribution, statistical distribution
Encyclopedia: Binomial distribution