Infinite divisibility arises in different ways in philosophy, physics, economics, order theory (a branch of mathematics), and probability theory (also...
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Sn = Xn1 + ... + Xnn has the same distribution F. The concept of infinite divisibility of probability distributions was introduced in 1929 by Bruno de...
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Extension (metaphysics) (section Infinite divisibility)
Gottfried Leibniz and Descartes discussed the infinite divisibility of extension. Actual divisibility may be limited due to unavailability of cutting...
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Lévy process (section Infinite divisibility)
=t-s} . The distribution of a Lévy process has the property of infinite divisibility: given any integer n, the law of a Lévy process at time t can be...
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{\textstyle {\frac {\sigma ^{2}}{n}}} . This property is called infinite divisibility. Conversely, if X 1 {\textstyle X_{1}} and X 2 {\textstyle X_{2}}...
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Zeta distribution (section Infinite divisibility)
{\displaystyle \log(Z_{s})=\sum _{p\in {\mathcal {P}}}X(p^{-s})\,\log(p)} is infinitely divisible with Lévy measure given by the following sum of Dirac masses: Π s...
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\in (0,2]} . The symmetric generalized Gaussian distribution is an infinitely divisible distribution if and only if β ∈ ( 0 , 1 ] ∪ { 2 } {\displaystyle...
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"Achilles Paradox", which illustrates the problematic concept of infinite divisibility in space and time. In this paradox, Zeno argues that a swift runner...
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ternary quadratic forms. Linnik obtained numerous results concerning infinitely divisible distributions. In particular, he proved the following generalisation...
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Gamma distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
parameters, see Mathai or Moschopoulos. The gamma distribution exhibits infinite divisibility. If X ∼ G a m m a ( α , θ ) , {\displaystyle X\sim \mathrm {Gamma}...
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Geometric distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
distribution defined on N 0 {\displaystyle \mathbb {N} _{0}} is infinitely divisible, that is, for any positive integer n {\displaystyle n} , there exist...
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Log-normal distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(1990)116:7(946). Thorin, Olof (1977). "On the infinite divisibility of the lognormal distribution". Scandinavian Actuarial Journal....
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Laplace distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
{\mu }{n}}+X_{i}-Y_{i}\right)\sim {\textrm {Laplace}}(\mu ,b)} (infinite divisibility) If X has a Laplace distribution, then Y = eX has a log-Laplace...
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Series (mathematics) (redirect from Infinite series)
In mathematics, a series is, roughly speaking, an addition of infinitely many terms, one after the other. The study of series is a major part of calculus...
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Exponential distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
distribution, we write X ~ Exp(λ). The exponential distribution exhibits infinite divisibility. The cumulative distribution function is given by F ( x ; λ ) =...
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characterization of Poisson point process and infinite divisibility. Sato, Ken-Ito (1999). Lévy processes and infinitely divisible distributions. Cambridge University...
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Shalom (2006), "Divisible is injective", Soochow J. Math., 32 (2): 241–243, ISSN 0250-3255, MR 2238765 Griffith, Phillip A. (1970). Infinite Abelian group...
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Negative binomial distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
affords a quick way to see that the negative binomial distribution is infinitely divisible. The following recurrence relations hold: For the probability mass...
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Compound Poisson distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
Every infinitely divisible probability distribution is a limit of compound Poisson distributions. And compound Poisson distributions is infinitely divisible...
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physics. Physics portal Chemistry portal History of quantum mechanics Infinite divisibility Outline of chemistry Motion Timeline of atomic and subatomic physics...
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'to stand upon or near.' The continuous nature of time and its infinite divisibility was addressed by Aristotle in his Physics, where he wrote on Zeno's...
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is, a measure is infinitely divisible if it is possible to define all nth roots. Not every probability measure is infinitely divisible, and a characterization...
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Financial models with long-tailed distributions and volatility clustering (section Infinitely divisible distributions)
portfolio selection. A random variable Y {\displaystyle Y} is called infinitely divisible if, for each n = 1 , 2 , … {\displaystyle n=1,2,\dots } , there are...
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reconciling minima naturalia with the general Aristotelian principle of infinite divisibility. Commentators like John Philoponus and Thomas Aquinas reconciled...
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Degenerate distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
In probability theory, a degenerate distribution on a measure space ( E , A , μ ) {\displaystyle (E,{\mathcal {A}},\mu )} is a probability distribution...
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Skellam distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
The Skellam distribution is the discrete probability distribution of the difference N 1 − N 2 {\displaystyle N_{1}-N_{2}} of two statistically independent...
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famous treatment. In 1929, de Finetti introduced the concept of infinitely divisible probability distributions. He also introduced de Finetti diagrams...
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Continuity correction Heavy-tailed distribution Truncated distribution Infinite divisibility Stability (probability) Indecomposable distribution Power law Anderson's...
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Chi-squared distribution (category Infinitely divisible probability distributions)
In probability theory and statistics, the χ 2 {\displaystyle \chi ^{2}} -distribution with k {\displaystyle k} degrees of freedom is the distribution of...
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Divisor (redirect from Divisibility)
units −1 and 1 and prime numbers have no non-trivial divisors. There are divisibility rules that allow one to recognize certain divisors of a number from the...
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