Dirichlet distribution

Summary

Dirichlet distribution ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (944 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet is named after Dirichlet distribution^[2].
• Dirichlet distribution is a type of grouped Dirichlet distribution^[3].
• Dirichlet distribution is a type of generalized Dirichlet distribution^[4].
• Dirichlet distribution is a type of probability distribution^[5].
• Dirichlet distribution's Commons category is recorded as Dirichlet distribution^[6].
• Dirichlet distribution's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/dirichlet^[7].
• Dirichlet distribution's equivalent class is recorded as http://edamontology.org/data_1347^[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include grouped Dirichlet distribution^[3], generalized it^[4], and probability distribution^[5].

Origins

Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet is named after Dirichlet distribution^[2].

Influence

Things named for Dirichlet distribution include latent Dirichlet allocation^[9], a topic model^[10], founded in 2000^[11].

Why It Matters

Dirichlet distribution ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (944 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[12] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[13]

Entities named for it include latent Dirichlet allocation^[9], a topic model^[10], founded in 2000^[11].