First Known Use: 1947
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F distribution
noun
Definition of F DISTRIBUTION
: a probability density function that is used especially in analysis of variance and is a function of the ratio of two independent random variables each of which has a chi-square distribution and is divided by its number of degrees of freedom
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Origin of F DISTRIBUTION
Sir Ronald Fisher †1962 English geneticist and statistician
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