Cauchy distribution

Summary

Cauchy distribution is a mathematical concept^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (904 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cauchy distribution's image is recorded as Cauchy pdf.svg^[3].
• Cauchy distribution's image is recorded as Cauchy cdf.svg^[4].
• Cauchy distribution's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[5].
• Augustin-Louis Cauchy is named after Cauchy distribution^[6].
• Hendrik Lorentz is named after Cauchy distribution^[7].
• Cauchy distribution's subclass of is recorded as Student's t-distribution^[8].
• Cauchy distribution's subclass of is recorded as symmetric probability distribution^[9].
• Cauchy distribution's Commons category is recorded as Cauchy-Lorentz distributions^[10].
• Cauchy distribution's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0207d^[11].
• Cauchy distribution's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Cauchy-distribution^[12].
• Cauchy distribution's defining formula is recorded as f(x; x_0,\gamma) = \frac{1}{\pi\gamma \left[1 + \left(\frac{x - x_0}{\gamma}\right)^2\right]} = { 1 \over \pi \gamma } \left[ { \gamma^2 \over (x - x_0)^2 + \gamma^2 } \right]^[13].
• Cauchy distribution's MathWorld ID is recorded as CauchyDistribution^[14].
• Cauchy distribution's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2104904^[15].
• Cauchy distribution's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[16].
• Cauchy distribution's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 49344536^[17].
• Cauchy distribution's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C49344536^[18].
• Cauchy distribution's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as raspredelenie-koshi-101fe6^[19].

Why It Matters

Cauchy distribution ranks in the top 2% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (904 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]