The Poisson distribution is applied to events for which the probability of occurrence over a given span of time, space, or distance is large.

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The Poisson distribution is applied to model the number of times an event occurs in a fixed interval of time or space when these events happen with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event. It is typically used for rare events.

The Poisson Distribution Is Applied to Events for Which the Probability