# The Normal Distribution >[!Abstract] The Normal Distribution, sometimes called the Gaussian, is a form of [[Probability Distributions]] takes the following form: > >$f_X(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi\sigma^2}}\cdot\exp-{\frac{(x - \mu^2)}{2\sigma^2}} $ The main reason for the popularity of the normal distribution is the [[Central Limit Theorem]]. A population might be strange, but repeated drawing will make the means normally distributed.