Gaussian distribution
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a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
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Among English speakers, both "normal distribution" and "Gaussian distribution" are in common use, with different terms preferred by different communities.
For example, a binormal precision-recall curve can be obtained by assuming decision values in both classes to follow a Gaussian distribution.
He found, for example, that cotton prices followed a Lévy stable distribution with parameter α equal to 1.7 rather than 2 as in a Gaussian distribution.
The Gaussian distribution belongs to the family of stable distributions which are the attractors of sums of independent, identically distributed distributions whether or not the mean or variance is finite.