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Poisson distribution

discrete probability distribution
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Poisson distribution ranks in the top 0.18% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,385 views/month, #143 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Siméon Denis Poisson[2]
  • Subclass of: Tweedie distribution[3], binomial distribution[4], natural exponential family with quadratic variance function[5], Conway–Maxwell–Poisson distribution[6], Panjer distribution[7], compound Poisson distribution[8], univariate probability distribution[9], discrete probability distribution[10]
  • Commons category: Poisson distribution[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Poisson distribution[12]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], ISO 3534-1:2006(en) Statistics — Vocabulary and symbols — Part 1: General statistical terms and terms used in probability[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[15]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stats.stackexchange.com/tags/poisson-distribution[16], https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/poisson-distribution[17], https://mathoverflow.net/tags/poisson-distribution[18], https://stackoverflow.com/tags/poisson[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[21]
  • P14864: poisson_jakauma[22]

Why It Matters

Poisson distribution has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Siméon Denis Poisson

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  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Zache · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14864 → poisson_jakauma
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Named after → Siméon Denis Poisson
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Named after → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007558217205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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