Permuton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Permuton is a noun meaning (mathematics, physics) A probability measure Φ on the σ-algebra of Borel sets of the unit square [0,1]² such that Φ has uniform marginals (that is, Φ ([α, β] × [0,1]) = Φ ([0,1] × [α, β]) = β − α for every 0 ≤ α ≤ β ≤ 1).
Meaning
(mathematics, physics) A probability measure Φ on the σ-algebra of Borel sets of the unit square [0,1]² such that Φ has uniform marginals (that is, Φ ([α, β] × [0,1]) = Φ ([0,1] × [α, β]) = β − α for every 0 ≤ α ≤ β ≤ 1).
Example Sentences
In the recent terminology of permutons, our work can be interpreted as the convergence of uniform random separable permutations towards a "Brownian separable permuton".
Word Forms
- permutons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include permutation, permutizer, intermutant, multipermutation, probability, ensemble.
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