(computing) A particular algorithm for generating an unbiased random permutation of a set. It selects elements randomly from the initial set until none remain.

(gambling, dice games, slang) A score of four in the game of craps.

plural of Behrens-Fisher problem

(statistics) The problem of interval estimation and hypothesis testing concerning the difference between the means of two normally distributed populations when the variances of the two populations are not assumed to be equal, based on two independent samples.

Synonym of Meker burner

plural of Meker-Fisher burner

plural of Fisher-Yates shuffle

plural of fisherman

Any person who attempts to catch fish. / A person whose profession is catching fish. / A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.

(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood. / A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground.