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NOUN (1)
1.
a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Poisson distribution
n 1: a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to
the binomial distribution when the probability is small and
the number of trials is large
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Poisson distribution
A probability distribution used to describe
the occurrence of unlikely events in a large number of
independent trials.
Poisson distributions are often used in building simulated
user loads.
[Formula?]
(2003-03-18)