probit
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of probability + unit. Coined by Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934:[1] “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…”
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɒbɪt
Noun
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probit (plural probits)
- (statistics) A unit, derived from a standard distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses
- The probit function, the inverse of the cumulative distribution function.
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[edit]Chinese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From clipping of English probability.
Pronunciation
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- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: po6 bit1
- Yale: poh bīt
- Cantonese Pinyin: po6 bit7
- Guangdong Romanization: po6 bid1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɔː²² piːt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
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