pareto distribution

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Definition of pareto distribution in English English dictionary

A probability distribution such that for a random variable X with that distribution holds that the probability that X is greater than some number x is given by\Pr(X>x)=\left(\frac{x}{x_\mathrm{m}}\right)^{-k}for all x ≥ xm, where xm is the (necessarily positive) minimum possible value of X, and k is a positive parameter

Hyphenation

Pa·re·to dis·tri·bu·tion