probit

n. 概率单位

发音

UK /ˈpɹɒbɪt/
US /ˈpɹɑbɪt/
CA /ˈpɹɑbɪt/
CA /ˈpɹɒbɪt/
US /ˈpɹɒbɪt/
AU /ˈpɹɔbɪt/
NZ /ˈpɹɒbət/
NZ /ˈpɹɔ̟bət/

词形变化

probits 复数 probits

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A unit, derived from a standard normal distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses.

    数学
  2. 2.

    The probit function, the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution function.

词源

Blend of probability + unit. Coined by American statistician Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934: “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…”

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