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Definition D2854
Poisson random natural number
Formulation 1
Let $\lambda \in (0, \infty)$ be a D5407: Positive real number such that
(i) $\text{Binomial}(N, \lambda / N)$ is a D208: Binomial random natural number for each $N \in \{ 1, 2, 3, \, \ldots \}$
A D5216: Random natural number $X \in \text{Random}(\mathbb{N})$ is a Poisson random natural number with parameter $\lambda$ if and only if \begin{equation} X \overset{d}{=} \lim_{N \to \infty} \text{Binomial}(N, \lambda / N) \end{equation}
Children
▶ D5524: Standard Poisson random natural number
Results
▶ R2203: Expectation of a Poisson random natural number
▶ R5241: Finite sum of I.I.D. Poisson random natural numbers is Poisson
▶ R3600: Finite sum of independent Poisson random natural numbers is Poisson
▶ R5242: Finite sum of uncorrelated identically distributed Poisson random natural numbers is Poisson
▶ R3601: Gaussian approximation to standard Poisson distribution