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Jakob Bernoulli
Statistical map of Napoleon's Russian campaign of 1812
Coxcomb chart
Least squares approximation graph
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normal approximation to the binomial distribution
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normal probability distribution
Figure 1: Probability of equally likely possible outcomes.
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Equations written on blackboard
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Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.
Define It: Math Terms