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Probabilitydist, short for probability distribution, is a fundamental concept in probability theory and statistics. It describes the likelihood of different outcomes in a random experiment or process. Each possible outcome is associated with a probability, which is a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

There are two main types of probability distributions: discrete and continuous. Discrete probability distributions deal with countable outcomes, such as the number of heads in a series of coin tosses. Examples include the binomial distribution and the Poisson distribution. Continuous probability distributions, on the other hand, deal with uncountable outcomes, such as the height of individuals in a population. Examples include the normal distribution and the exponential distribution.

Probability distributions are often characterized by parameters, which are numbers that define the shape, center, and spread of the distribution. For example, the normal distribution is characterized by its mean (μ) and standard deviation (σ).

Probability distributions are used in various fields, including finance, engineering, and science, to model and analyze random phenomena. They provide a way to make predictions about future outcomes based on past data and to quantify uncertainty.