central limit theorem
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Noun
- The theorem that states that if the sum of independent identically distributed random variables has a finite variance, then it will be approximately normally distributed.
- Any of various similar theorems.
- Alternative letter-case form of central limit theorem (“the theorem that states that if the sum of independent identically distributed random variables has a finite variance, then it will be approximately normally distributed”)
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