Integer and fractional parts of an exponential variable

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Integer and fractional parts of an exponential variable by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-07 Updated 2026-10-14
For exponential rate , the integer part has mass on nonnegative integers. The fractional part has density for . The mixed joint density factors into those marginals, proving independence. The integer part is a geometric distribution on zero-based support, with expectation .

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