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    decay parameter

    The decay parameter describes the rate at which probabilities decay to zero for increasing values of x . It is the value m in the probability density function f ( x ) = me (- mx ) of an exponential random variable. It is also equal to m = 1 μ , where μ is the mean of the random variable.

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