 Convolution of independent random variables (source code)

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= Convolution of independent random variables

If independent real random variables $X$ and $Y$ have densities $f_X$ and $f_Y$, their sum has the <convolution> density
$$
f_{X+Y}(z)=(f_X*f_Y)(z)=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}f_X(x)f_Y(z-x)\,dx.
$$

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