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probability distribution function. This function describes a statistical
distribution. It has the value, at each possible outcome, of the probability
of receiving that outcome. A pdf is usually denoted in lower case letters.
Consider for example some f(x), with x a real number is the probability of
receiving a draw of x. A particular form of f(x) will describe the normal
distribution, or any other unidimensional distribution.
Contexts: econometrics; statistics
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