AI engineering glossary · Probability
What is continuous random variable?
Continuous random variable: A random variable that can take any value in an interval of real numbers. The probability of any exact value is zero, so probabilities are found for ranges by integrating a density.
Continuous random variable: an example
A person's height or the response time of an API in milliseconds is continuous.
Related terms
More Probability terms
- Correlation coefficient
- Correlation vs causation
- Covariance
- Cumulative distribution function
- Dependent events
- Discrete random variable
- Empirical probability
- Empirical rule
Where you learn it
Continuous random variable is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.