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poisson

poisson¶

Syntax¶

poisson(mean)

Parameters¶

mean: Mean average of the distribution.

Returns¶

Returns an integer variate according to a Poisson distribution.

Description¶

Returns an integer variate of a Poisson distribution with the given mean parameter.

Examples¶

The following state will make entering agents collectively wait with a Poisson distribution (mean = 2) of individual hourly wait times:

state Test{
    wait(poisson(2))
    next(Excluded)
}

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