What does "random variable" mean?

A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.

Random variable

Common synonyms include: stochastic variable, chance variable, changing quantity, mapping to numbers, numerical function, practice variable.

noun

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Noun

1
A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice. broadly
2
a variable quantity that is random wordnet
3
A measurable function from a sample space to the measurable space of possible values of the variable. formal
"Henceforth the symbol X(w) will be used for the random variable X#58;S#92;rightarrow#92;mathbb#123;R#125;."

"Henceforth the symbol X(w) will be used for the random variable X#58;S#92;rightarrow#92;mathbb#123;R#125;."