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hypergeometric

hypergeometric

1 9.9
About chance or math functions for choosing items without replacement from a limited group
  • adjective
  • /ˌhaɪpərdʒiˈɔːmɛtrɪk/
  • Specialized
: hipergeométrico
  • Researchers applied a hypergeometric model to estimate the chances of success in their sampling methods.

Examples

  • Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (Cls) were calculated by means of the exact distribution for a hypergeometric function (STATXACT, CYTEL Software Corporation, Cambridge, USA).

    Academic text (1991)

  • The significance of this coverage was assessed using two separate methods: a simple hypergeometric model and the Genome Structure Correction (GSC) statistic 105.

    Blog text (3)

  • Besides, M. I. also wrote two monographs on integral geometry and hypergeometric functions.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The median (in green) and 95% confidence interval (in brown) were estimated from the hypergeometric distribution with the p-values adjusted for multiple comparisons.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The hypergeometric model assessed the likelihood of set A including 'q' base pairs of overlap with set 'B', assuming n draws without replacement from the genome, where n is the base-pair coverage of set A.

    Blog text (3)

  • The study utilized a hypergeometric distribution to analyze the probability of drawing specific samples from a finite population.

  • In statistics, the hypergeometric function is crucial for understanding certain types of probability distributions.

Surface Forms

hypergeometric positive

Morphology

hypergeometric = geometric (semi-transparent) = hyper + geometric

The word is transparently built from 'hyper-' plus 'geometric', but the resulting mathematical term is specialized enough that its exact meaning is not fully predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Hypergeometric comes from the Greek parts hyper- 'over' or 'beyond' and geometric, which is related to geometry ('measuring' or 'shapes'). So, the word suggests a math idea that goes 'beyond' ordinary geometry and today names a special math function and a probability rule for counting the exact ways things can happen.