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Memorylessness of the exponential distribution
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Memorylessness of the exponential distribution
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Created
2026-09-24
Updated
2026-10-03
If
T
∼
Exp
(
μ
)
, then
P
(
T
>
s
+
t
∣
T
>
s
)
=
P
(
T
>
t
)
=
e
−
μ
t
.
(1)
Thus an exponential remaining lifetime has the same
law
regardless of the elapsed lifetime.
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