-.dist

Unary: returns negated distribution (e.g., -N(mu, var) = N(-mu, var))
Binary: creates expression distribution and simplifies to closed form
when possible (e.g., normal - normal = normal).

Provides an algebra over probability distributions enabling
composition, sampling, and automatic simplification to closed forms.
Supports normal, exponential, multivariate normal, and empirical
distributions with operations like addition and subtraction that
automatically simplify when mathematical identities apply (e.g., the
sum of independent normal distributions is normal). Uses S3 classes for
distributions and R6 for support objects.

Alexander Towell

algebraic.dist

Algebra over Probability Distributions

-.dist function

<dl><dt>x</dt>
<dd>The first <code>dist</code> object</dd>
<dt>y</dt>
<dd>The second <code>dist</code> object (optional for unary negation)</dd></dl>

Arguments

Method for negation or subtraction of dist objects. — -.dist

<dl>

<dt>x</dt>
<dd>The first <code>dist</code> object</dd>


<dt>y</dt>
<dd>The second <code>dist</code> object (optional for unary negation)</dd>

</dl>

-.dist: Method for negation or subtraction of `dist` objects.

Description

Usage

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