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= Solution

For $\lambda\geq0$, the exponential <power series> gives the normalization of the <Poisson distribution>:
$$
\sum_{k=0}^\infty\frac{\lambda^ke^{-\lambda}}{k!}=e^{-\lambda}e^\lambda=1.
$$
For $\lambda=0$, the limiting law assigns probability one to $k=0$ and zero to every positive <integer> $k$. Negative $\lambda$ would not define the stated <probability distribution>.

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