Poisson distribution vs distribution

distribution vs Poisson distribution

Poisson distribution and distribution both are nouns.

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

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

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
distribution: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

Other hypernyms of Poisson distribution include statistical distribution.

Poisson distribution (noun)	distribution (noun)
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 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 Poisson distribution and distribution

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