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  2. Symmetric derivative - Wikipedia

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    The symmetric derivative at a given point equals the arithmetic mean of the left and right derivatives at that point, if the latter two both exist. [1] [2]: 6 Neither Rolle's theorem nor the mean-value theorem hold for the symmetric derivative; some similar but weaker statements have been proved.

  3. Symmetric probability distribution - Wikipedia

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    A symmetric discrete distribution, specifically a binomial distribution with 10 trials and a success probability of 0.5. In statistics, a symmetric probability distribution is a probability distribution—an assignment of probabilities to possible occurrences—which is unchanged when its probability density function (for continuous probability ...

  4. Characteristic function (probability theory) - Wikipedia

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    This function is real-valued because it corresponds to a random variable that is symmetric around the origin; however characteristic functions may generally be complex-valued. In probability theory and statistics, the characteristic function of any real-valued random variable completely defines its probability distribution.

  5. Bell-shaped function - Wikipedia

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    Bell shaped functions are also commonly symmetric. Many common probability distribution functions are bell curves. Some bell shaped functions, such as the Gaussian function and the probability distribution of the Cauchy distribution, can be used to construct sequences of functions with decreasing variance that approach the Dirac delta ...

  6. Probability theory - Wikipedia

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    Probability theory or probability calculus is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability. Although there are several different probability interpretations , probability theory treats the concept in a rigorous mathematical manner by expressing it through a set of axioms .

  7. Normal distribution - Wikipedia

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    In probability theory and statistics, a normal distribution or Gaussian distribution is a type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable.The general form of its probability density function is [2] [3] = ().

  8. Symmetry of second derivatives - Wikipedia

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    The derivative of an integrable function can always be defined as a distribution, and symmetry of mixed partial derivatives always holds as an equality of distributions. The use of formal integration by parts to define differentiation of distributions puts the symmetry question back onto the test functions , which are smooth and certainly ...

  9. Kullback–Leibler divergence - Wikipedia

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    In mathematical statistics, the Kullback–Leibler (KL) divergence (also called relative entropy and I-divergence [1]), denoted (), is a type of statistical distance: a measure of how much a model probability distribution Q is different from a true probability distribution P.