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'''''Cumulative density function''''' is a self-contradictory phrase resulting from confusion between:

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* [[probability density function]], and

A '''cumulative density function''' ('''CDF''') has the same x-axis as a [[probability density function]] (PDF), but the y-axis is the probability of being at that point or lower.

* [[cumulative distribution function]].

The two words ''cumulative'' and ''density'' contradict each other.

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