Bernoulli distribution

Meaning

Noun

• A discrete probability distribution that represents the result of a single trial, taking value 1 with "success" probability $p$ and value 0 with "failure" probability $q=1-p$.

Origin

• After Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli (1654—1705), one of many noted mathematicians of the Bernoulli family, who made important contributions to the field of probability.