Lognormal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lognormal is an adjective meaning (mathematics) Describing a logarithmic function that has a normal distribution.
Meaning
(mathematics) Describing a logarithmic function that has a normal distribution.
More Meanings
- A logarithmic function that has a normal distribution.
Example Sentences
The mgf of the low and high amplitude regions of a single lognormal variable and the derivatives is examined and attention is drawn to the effect of variance. The problem of inversion of the mgf/chf of a sum of lognormals to obtain the CDF/pdf is considered with special reference to methods related to Post Widder technique, Gaussian quadrature and the Fourier series method.
Word Forms
- lognormals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include log-log, log-linear, loglinear, logometric, log-logistic, loglogistic.
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