joint probability
- noun
- /dʒɔɪnt ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪti/
- Specialized
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probabilidad conjunta
- To find the joint probability of rolling a three on a die and flipping heads on a coin, you multiply the probabilities of each event.
- joint probability distribution
Examples
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The dominant methodology is to identify those variables whose values are uncertain, define a joint probability distribution over them, and then make inferences by conditioning on observations.
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Generative models, such as Bayesian networks, learn a joint probability distribution over the process, generating both the inputs and outputs.
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Then all I need to do is to integrate over the position the joint probability distribution.
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That's when you put in the cells, right, with your joint probability and Grundians in each cell, right.
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Well, you can traverse each beam and then you compute the joint probability at each step.
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OK, so here's our the the now familiar original joint probability function of unforced errors.
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So the soccer Pythagorean is computing the cumulative joint probability of a win and a draw.
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They are also joint probabilities in that we are considering the probability that team X has scored c goals and team Y has scored less than c goals in the same match.
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Pythagoreans in general calculate cumulative joint probabilities, but in sports that don't have draws, many of the terms are canceled out.
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In statistics, joint probability helps us understand the likelihood that two events occur together, such as rain and traffic delays.
Synonyms
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3.6
The chance that something will happen, often shown as a number or percent
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3.6
The chance that something will happen
Antonyms
How Likely
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the probability of two events happening together' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'joint' (together/involving two or more) with 'probability' (likelihood). This is a regular compositional technical phrase with clear cross-linguistic equivalents (e.g., probabilidad conjunta, probabilité conjointe), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Joint probability combines joint (meaning 'together') and probability (meaning 'chance'). Imagine two friends arriving at the same time; the joint probability is the chance both arrive together, so it means the probability that two events happen at the same time.