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A definition or brief description of Normal distribution.

a symmetrical bell-shaped probability distribution having the probability function

f(x;\mu ,\sigma )={\frac {1}{\sigma {\sqrt {2\pi }}}}\,e^{-{\frac {(x-\mu )^{2}}{2\sigma ^{2}}}},

where

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 a symmetrical bell-shaped probability distribution having the probability function
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+f(x;\mu,\sigma) =
+\frac{1}{\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}} \, e^{ -\frac{(x- \mu)^2}{2\sigma^2}},</math> where <math> \scriptstyle{\sigma} \ </math> is the [[standard deviation]], and, <math> \scriptstyle{\mu} \ </math> is the [[expected value]]