Arrow with a letter d on top of it?

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The discussion centers on the notation of an arrow with a letter "d" on top, which signifies convergence in distribution. Specifically, it indicates that as the sample size increases, the random variable X converges to a normal distribution, denoted as N(1,1). This is a fundamental concept in probability theory, illustrating how random variables behave under certain conditions.

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What does it mean? Is it simply just the limiting distribution? like x ----> d on top N(1,1)

means that X tends to normal distribution as sample size increases?
 
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