Poisson distribution
type: Item
instance of: quantity
defining formula: P ( k ; λ ) ≡ λ k e − λ k !
in defining formula: λ
in defining formula: e
in defining formula: k
in defining formula: P
description: Assuming that these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.
Wikidata QID: Q205692
community: MathModDB
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI quantity profile
described at URL: Poisson distribution
named after: Siméon Denis Poisson
description: discrete probability distribution that models the number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, given a constant mean rate of occurrence