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central limit theorem

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  1. 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.
  2. Any of various similar theorems.
  3. 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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