Just as in the case of the continuous uniform distribution, the probability density function of the normal distribution may be easily used to compute probabilities.

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The probability density function (PDF) of the normal distribution does not yield probabilities directly through simple arithmetic as with the continuous uniform distribution. Instead, probabilities are found using the cumulative distribution function (CDF) or standard normal tables, because the PDF of the normal distribution does not integrate to probabilities over arbitrary ranges in a straightforward manner.

Just as in the Case of the Continuous Uniform Distribution