A probability distribution is infinitely divisible if, for every positive integer , it is the distribution of a sum of independent and identically distributed random variables. Their common distribution may depend on . A normal distribution has this property by dividing its mean and variance by ; 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 equal time intervals.
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