A discrete distribution is a statistical probability distribution that represents the possible discrete values a variable can take.

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A random variable is one whose value is unknown or a function that assigns values to each of an experiment’s outcomes. A random variable can be discrete or continuous.

The method may be used with any discrete distribution and also, as an accurate approximation, with any continuous distribution for the random variable which is to be controlled. Examples are given for ...