# NegativeBinomial Source: https://www.tensorplay.cn/docs/generated/tensorplay.distributions.NegativeBinomial.html ```python class tensorplay.distributions.NegativeBinomial(total_count: Tensor | float, probs: Tensor | None = None, logits: Tensor | None = None, validate_args: bool | None = None) ``` Creates a Negative Binomial distribution, i.e. distribution of the number of successful independent and identical Bernoulli trials before total_count failures are achieved. The probability of success of each Bernoulli trial is probs. Parameters: - total_count ([float](https://docs.python.org/3/builtins/functions.html#float) or [Tensor](/docs/generated/tensorplay.Tensor.html#tensorplay.Tensor)) – non-negative number of negative Bernoulli trials to stop, although the distribution is still valid for real valued count - probs ([Tensor](/docs/generated/tensorplay.Tensor.html#tensorplay.Tensor)) – Event probabilities of success in the half open interval [0, 1) - logits ([Tensor](/docs/generated/tensorplay.Tensor.html#tensorplay.Tensor)) – Event log-odds for probabilities of success ```python property batch_shape: Size ``` Returns the shape over which parameters are batched. ```python cdf(value: Tensor) → Tensor ``` Returns the cumulative density/mass function evaluated at value. Parameters: value ([Tensor](/docs/generated/tensorplay.Tensor.html#tensorplay.Tensor)) ```python entropy() → Tensor ``` Returns entropy of distribution, batched over batch_shape. Returns: Tensor of shape batch_shape. ```python enumerate_support(expand: bool = True) → Tensor ``` Returns tensor containing all values supported by a discrete distribution. The result will enumerate over dimension 0, so the shape of the result will be (cardinality,) + batch_shape + event_shape (where event_shape = () for univariate distributions). Note that this enumerates over all batched tensors in lock-step [[0, 0], [1, 1], …]. With expand=False, enumeration happens along dim 0, but with the remaining batch dimensions being singleton dimensions, [[0], [1], ... To iterate over the full Cartesian product use itertools.product(m.enumerate_support()). Parameters: expand ([bool](https://docs.python.org/3/builtins/functions.html#bool)) – whether to expand the support over the batch dims to match the distribution’s batch_shape. Returns: Tensor iterating over dimension 0. ```python property event_shape: Size ``` Returns the shape of a single sample (without batching). ```python icdf(value: Tensor) → Tensor ``` Returns the inverse cumulative density/mass function evaluated at value. Parameters: value ([Tensor](/docs/generated/tensorplay.Tensor.html#tensorplay.Tensor)) ```python perplexity() → Tensor ``` Returns perplexity of distribution, batched over batch_shape. Returns: Tensor of shape batch_shape. ```python rsample(sample_shape: Size | Sequence[int] = ()) → Tensor ``` Generates a sample_shape shaped reparameterized sample or sample_shape shaped batch of reparameterized samples if the distribution parameters are batched. ```python sample_n(n: int) → Tensor ``` Generates n samples or n batches of samples if the distribution parameters are batched. ```python static set_default_validate_args(value: bool) → None ``` Sets whether validation is enabled or disabled. The default behavior mimics Python’s assert statement: validation is on by default, but is disabled if Python is run in optimized mode (via python -O). Validation may be expensive, so you may want to disable it once a model is working. Parameters: value ([bool](https://docs.python.org/3/builtins/functions.html#bool)) – Whether to enable validation. ```python property stddev: Tensor ``` Returns the standard deviation of the distribution.