Gaussian distribution vs distribution

distribution vs Gaussian distribution

Gaussian distribution and distribution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Gaussian distribution	Yes	No	No	No
distribution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, distribution is a hypernym of Gaussian distribution; that is, distribution is a word with a broader meaning than Gaussian distribution:

Gaussian distribution: a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
distribution: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

Other hypernyms of Gaussian distribution include statistical distribution.

Gaussian distribution (noun)	distribution (noun)
a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance	the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
	the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
	the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
	(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

Difference between Gaussian distribution and distribution

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