Given that a random variable x, the number of successes, follows a Poisson process, then the number ofsuccesses in any interval is independent of the number of successes in any other interval provided the intervals
A) are disjoint.
B) overlap.
C) have at least one element in common.
D) are the same size and are independent.

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The defining property of a Poisson process is that the number of events in disjoint (non-overlapping) intervals are independent of each other. This means that what happens in one interval does not affect what happens in another, provided the intervals do not overlap.

Given That a Random Variable X, the Number of Successes