Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 4 compound words that contain poisson. The most common are listed below. Open poisson in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- Poisson distributionAny of a class of discrete probability distributions that express the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed time interval, where the events occur independently and at a constant average rate; describable as a limit …
- Poisson processA stochastic process in which events occur continually and independently of one another.
- Poisson effectThe tendency of a material to deform in the directions perpendicular to that of an applied force. The effect is quantified by a material's Poisson's ratio.
- Poisson noiseSynonym of shot noise: Noise resulting from statistical fluctuations in the random number and distribution of individual photons or electrons hitting a detector, especially at low signal levels.
- Poisson processesplural of Poisson process: A stochastic process in which events occur continually and independently of one another.
- Poisson spotSynonym of Arago spot: A bright point that appears at the centre of a circular object's shadow due to Fresnel diffraction.
- Poisson distributionsplural of Poisson distribution: Any of a class of discrete probability distributions that express the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed time interval, where the events occur independently and at a constant …
- Poisson effectsplural of Poisson effect: The tendency of a material to deform in the directions perpendicular to that of an applied force. The effect is quantified by a material's Poisson's ratio.
- Poisson noisesplural of Poisson noise: Noise resulting from statistical fluctuations in the random number and distribution of individual photons or electrons hitting a detector, especially at low signal levels.
- Poisson spotsplural of Poisson spot: A bright point that appears at the centre of a circular object's shadow due to Fresnel diffraction.
- one man's fish is another man's poissonAlternative form of one man's meat is another man's poison: People have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another.
Compound words 4
- PoissonianOf or pertaining to the Poisson distribution.
- PoissonizationAnalysis of a multivariate combinatorial distribution by turning interdependent variables into independent Poisson distributions.
- poissonierAlternative form of poissonnier: In a large commercial kitchen, a cook tasked with preparing and cooking (and possibly selecting) fish and fish dishes.
- quasipoissondescribing a generalisation of a Poisson distribution