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exponential distribution

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exponential distribution [‚ek·spə′nen·chəl dis·trə′byü·shən]
(statistics)
A continuous probability distribution whose density function is given by ƒ(x) =ae-ax,wherea> 0 forx> 0, and ƒ(x) = 0 forx≤ 0; the mean and standard deviation are both 1/a.


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