逆高斯分布的概率密度函数为

Wald分布是μ = λ = 1时的逆高斯分布特例。

当λ趋近于无穷时，逆高斯分布逐渐趋近于高斯分布。逆高斯分布有多项类似于高斯分布的特性。“逆”可能容易引起混淆，其实它的含义是高斯分布描述的是在布朗运动中某一固定时刻的距离分布，而逆高斯分布描述的是到达固定距离所需时间的分布。

In probability theory, the inverse Gaussian distribution (also known as the Wald distribution) is a two-parameter family of continuous probability distributions with support on (0,∞).

Its probability density function is given by

for x > 0, where is the mean and is the shape parameter.