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(''abbrev.'' CDF) In statistics, the full name for the [[distribution function (measure theory)|distribution function]] corresponding a real-valued random variable.
In statistics, the full name for the [[distribution function (measure theory)|distribution function]] corresponding to a real-valued random variable; gives the probability that the variable is less than or equal to ''x''; often abbreviated as CDF.

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Cumulative distribution function [r]:

In statistics, the full name for the distribution function corresponding to a real-valued random variable; gives the probability that the variable is less than or equal to x; often abbreviated as CDF.