The Height Above Which Inundation of the Floodplain Occurs

question 42

Multiple Choice

The height above which inundation of the floodplain occurs:

• A)flood level
• B)discharge
• C)flood stage
• D)flash flood
• E)base flow

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Density Function

A mathematical function that describes the probability distribution of a continuous random variable, indicating how the total probability is distributed over the various possible values the variable can take.

Symmetric

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Tails

The ends of a distribution curve, referring to the extreme values far from the mean in a probability distribution.

Mean

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