[[random variable|Random variables]] are said to converge in distribution when the distributions of the random variables approximate each other at the limit as n goes to infinity. We write
$X_n \overset{d}{\to} X$
Formally, let $X_1, X_2, \dots, X_n$ be a sequence of random variables where $X_n$ has some [[cumulative density function|cdf]]
$F_n(x) = P(X_n \le x)$
Let $X$ be a random variables with cdf
$F(x) = P(X \le x)$
The sequence converges in distribution if
$\lim_{n \to \infty} F_n(x) = F(x)$
at all points of continuity of $F$.
Convergence in distribution is a weak form of convergence. If a random variable [[converges in probability]], it also converges in distribution.
#expand The pdf of a t distribution converges to the pdf of a standard normal