Associations to the word «Poisson»

Wiktionary

POISSON, noun. (mathematics) The Poisson distribution.
POISSON, proper noun. Siméon Denis Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician.
POISSON DISTRIBUTION, noun. (statistics) A limit of the binomial distribution for very large numbers of trials and a small probability of success.
POISSON DISTRIBUTIONS, noun. Plural of Poisson distribution
POISSON PROCESS, noun. (mathematics) (stochastic processes) a stochastic process in which events occur continuously and independently of one another.
POISSON PROCESSES, noun. Plural of Poisson process

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras