Term: poisson distribution: a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large
Candidate hypernym: structure: the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations → 1
Candidate hypernym: gagman: someone who writes comic material for public performers → 0
Candidate hypernym: convallaria: sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley → 0
Candidate hypernym: guama: tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations → 0
Candidate hypernym: loco disease: a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis → 0
Candidate hypernym: daggerboard: a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel → 0
Candidate hypernym: chinook salmon: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon → 0
Candidate hypernym: maple syrup urine disease: an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood → 0
Candidate hypernym: stay: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) → 0
Candidate hypernym: overlap: the property of partial coincidence in time → 0
Candidate hypernym: snap: the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand → 0