Self-similar Process - The Heavy-tail Distribution

The Heavy-tail Distribution

A distribution is said to have a heavy tail if

$\lim_{x \to \infty} e^{\lambda x}\Pr = \infty \quad \mbox{for all } \lambda>0.\,$

One simple example of a heavy-tailed distribution is the Pareto distribution.

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