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The random variable N is said to have a Poisson distribution with mean λ > 0 if
$$\displaystyle P(N=k)=e^{-\lambda }{\lambda ^k\over k!}\text{ for }k=0,1,\dots . $$
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Schinazi, R.B. (2022). Poisson Random Variables. In: Probability with Statistical Applications. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93635-8_5
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