central limit theorem: Meaning and Definition of

cen'tral lim'it the"orem

Pronunciation: [key]
— Statistics. Statistics.
  1. any of several theorems stating that the sum of a number of random variables obeying certain conditions will assume a normal distribution as the number of variables becomes large.
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