exponential
/ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəɫ/
a distribution modeling time between events in a Poisson process
exponential in a sentence
“Wait times often follow an exponential distribution.”
Origin of exponential
Latin exponere to put forth, from ex- + ponere to place
Related Words
uniform
a distribution where all outcomes are equally likely
skewness
a measure of asymmetry in a probability distribution
kurtosis
a measure of the 'tailedness' of a probability distribution
multivariate
involving two or more random variables
percentile
the value below which a given percentage of observations fall
outlier
an observation that lies far from other values