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Cauchy distribution
(redirected from Lorentzian distribution)

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Cauchy distribution [kō·shē dis·trə′byü·shən]
(statistics)
A distribution function having the formM/[πM2+ (x-a)2], wherexis the variable andMandaare constants. Also known as Cauchy frequency distribution.


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Thus, depending on the resolution of the spectrometer, there is no evidence that the line shape function satisfies a purely Gaussian or a purely Lorentzian distribution function.
Decomposition of wavelength dispersive X-Ray spectra by Roques-Carmes, Claude / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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