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Rayleigh distribution  

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  • In probability theory and statistics, the Rayleigh distribution is a continuous probability distribution for nonnegative-valued random variables. Up to rescaling, it coincides with the chi distribution with two degrees of freedom. The distribution is named after Lord Rayleigh. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_distribution)

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