In probability theory and statistics, the Poisson distribution (/ˈpwɑːsɒn/; French pronunciation: [pwasɔ̃]) is a discrete probability distribution that...

statistics and related fields, a Poisson point process (also known as: Poisson random measure, Poisson random point field and Poisson point field) is a type of...

Poisson's equation is an elliptic partial differential equation of broad utility in theoretical physics. For example, the solution to Poisson's equation...

statistics, Poisson regression is a generalized linear model form of regression analysis used to model count data and contingency tables. Poisson regression...

In mathematics and classical mechanics, the Poisson bracket is an important binary operation in Hamiltonian mechanics, playing a central role in Hamilton's...

by the French mathematician, engineer, and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson: Poisson (1808). "Mémoire sur la théorie du son" [Memoir on the theory of sound]...

A compound Poisson process is a continuous-time stochastic process with jumps. The jumps arrive randomly according to a Poisson process and the size of...

alternative to the Poisson, which approaches the Poisson for large r, but which has larger variance than the Poisson for small r. Poisson ⁡ ( λ ) = lim r...

Shot noise or Poisson noise is a type of noise which can be modeled by a Poisson process. In electronics shot noise originates from the discrete nature...

exponentially distributed, giving a Poisson counting process, for which F = 1 {\displaystyle F=1} . In particle detectors, the Fano factor results from the energy...