probit
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English
Etymology
Blend of probability + unit. Coined by Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934:[1] “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…”
Pronunciation
Noun
probit (plural probits)
- (statistics) A unit, derived from a standard distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses
- The probit function, the inverse of the cumulative distribution function.
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Chinese
Etymology
From clipping of English probability.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: po6 bit1
- Yale: poh bīt
- Cantonese Pinyin: po6 bit7
- Guangdong Romanization: po6 bid1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɔː²² piːt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
probit