probit

Blend of probability +‎ unit. Coined by Chester Ittner Bliss in 1934:^[1] “These arbitrary probability units have been termed ‘probits’…”

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɒbɪt/
• (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɑbɪt/

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• (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɒbɪt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɔbɪt/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɒbət/, [ˌpɹɔ̟bət]
• Rhymes: -ɒbɪt

probit (plural probits)

1. (statistics) A unit, derived from a standard distribution, used in measuring the responses to doses
2. The probit function, the inverse of the cumulative distribution function.

• logit

• bit

From clipping of English probability.

probit

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, mathematics) probability