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= Solution

For a <Poisson distribution> with parameter $\lambda>0$, the \b[<probability mass function>] is
$$
\boxed{\mathbb P(X=k)=e^{-\lambda}\frac{\lambda^k}{k!},\qquad k=0,1,2,\ldots,}
$$
and is zero at all other values. Its normalization follows from the <exponential series> $\sum_{k\geq0}\lambda^k/k!=e^\lambda$.

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