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| == random variable ==
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| <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' variate.) A [[variable]] characterized by [[random]] behavior in assuming its different possible values.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Mathematically, it is described by its [[probability distribution]], which specifies the possible values of a random variable together with the [[probability]] associated (in an appropriate sense) with each value. A random variable is said to be continuous if its possible values extend over a continuum, discrete if its possible values are separated by finite intervals. <br/>''See'' [[probability theory]], [[statistical independence]].</div><br/> </div>
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