Radon–Nikodym derivative

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The Radon–Nikodym derivative is a function that represents how one measure changes with respect to another absolutely continuous measure, playing a central role in modern probability theory and measure theory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mathematical concept ⓘ
measure-theoretic notion ⓘ
appliesTo finite measures ⓘ
σ-finite measures ⓘ
assumes complete measure space (often) ⓘ
underlying σ-algebra ⓘ
codomain extended real-valued functions ⓘ
condition ν is absolutely continuous with respect to μ ⓘ
describes rate of change of one measure with respect to another ⓘ
domain measure space ⓘ
expresses ν(A) = ∫_A (dν/dμ) dμ for measurable sets A ⓘ
field measure theory ⓘ
probability theory ⓘ
generalizes classical derivative of distribution functions ⓘ
density of a probability distribution ⓘ
mathematicalNature measurable function ⓘ
namedAfter Johann Radon ⓘ
Otton Nikodym ⓘ
property linearity in the measure ⓘ
non-negativity when measures are positive ⓘ
uniqueness up to μ-almost everywhere equality ⓘ
relatedTo Lebesgue integral ⓘ
Radon–Nikodym theorem ⓘ
absolute continuity of functions ⓘ
complex measures ⓘ
signed measures ⓘ
requiresProperty absolute continuity of measures ⓘ
symbol dν/dμ ⓘ
usedFor Bayesian statistics ⓘ
linked to: Bayesian inference

Girsanov theorem ⓘ
Lebesgue decomposition of measures ⓘ
change of measure in probability ⓘ
defining conditional expectation ⓘ
defining densities of measures ⓘ
defining likelihood ratios ⓘ
stochastic calculus ⓘ
usedIn ergodic theory ⓘ
financial mathematics ⓘ
information theory ⓘ
martingale theory ⓘ
statistical inference ⓘ

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