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In [[probability theory]], a '''probability mass function''' (abbreviated '''pmf''') gives the probability that a [[discrete random variable|discrete]] [[random variable]] is exactly equal to some value. TheA probability mass function differs from thea [[probability density function]] in that the values of the latter, defined only for [[continuous random variable]]s, doesare not describeprobabilities; anrather, actualits probabilityintegral but ratherover a rateset of changepossible invalues of the [[cumulativerandom distributionvariable function]]is a probability.

==Mathematical description==