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random variable

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023098

1. A quantity which can take on any number of values but whose exact value cannot be known before a direct observation is made. For example, the outcome of the toss of a pair of dice is a random variable, as is the height or weight of a person selected at random from a city phone book.

2. Quantity which can take on any number of values but whose exact value cannot be known before a direct observation is made. For example, the outcome of the toss of a pair of dice is a random variable, as is the height or weight of a person selected at random from a city phone book. [EPA 2004]

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023098
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesEPA 2004; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023098",
  "term": "random variable",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A quantity which can take on any number of values but whose exact value cannot be known before a direct observation is made. For example, the outcome of the toss of a pair of dice is a random variable, as is the height or weight of a person selected at random from a city phone book.\n\n2. Quantity which can take on any number of values but whose exact value cannot be known before a direct observation is made. For example, the outcome of the toss of a pair of dice is a random variable, as is the height or weight of a person selected at random from a city phone book. [EPA 2004]",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "EPA 2004",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/random-variable/"
}

Record 23,098 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.