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Infinite divisibility (probability, μ=μn∗n​for every n≥1)

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A probability distribution is infinitely divisible if, for every positive integer n, it is the distribution of a sum of n independent and identically distributed random variables. Their common distribution may depend on n. A normal distribution has this property by dividing its mean and variance by n; a Poisson distribution has it by dividing its rate. The unit-time law of a Lévy process is infinitely divisible because it is the sum of its increments on n equal time intervals.

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