probit

English

Etymology

Blend of probability +‎ unit. Coined by Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934: “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…”

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒbɪt

Noun

probit (plural probits)

1. (statistics) A unit, derived from a standard distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses
2. The probit function, the inverse of the cumulative distribution function.

Related terms

• logit

See also

• bit

Chinese

Etymology

From clipping of English probability.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po⁶ bit¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: po⁶ bit¹
    • Yale: poh bīt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: po⁶ bit⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: po⁶ bid¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː²² piːt̚⁵/

Noun

probit

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, mathematics) probability