English Explanatory Dictionary

Weibull

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various probability distributions used to model the amount of time for which something can be used until it ceases to be operable.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Weibull Weibulls

Etymology

Named after Swedish mathematician Waloddi Weibull, who described it in detail in 1951, though it was already known.

Derived words

weibullite
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