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Gaussian distribution model

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030755

A commonly used assumption about the distribution of values for a parameter, also called the normal distribution. For example, a Gaussian air dispersion model is one in which the pollutant is assumed to spread in air according to such a distribution and described by two parameters, the mean and standard deviation of the normal distribution.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030755
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesMERREA 2005, RAIS 2004, SRA 2004
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030755",
  "term": "Gaussian distribution model",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A commonly used assumption about the distribution of values for a parameter, also called the normal distribution. For example, a Gaussian air dispersion model is one in which the pollutant is assumed to spread in air according to such a distribution and described by two parameters, the mean and standard deviation of the normal distribution.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "MERREA 2005, RAIS 2004, SRA 2004"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/gaussian-distribution-model/"
}

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