Poisson

/ˈpwɑ.sɒn/

UK: /ˈpwɑː.sɒ̃/

PWⱭ · sɒn (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

The Poisson distribution.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840).