Exponential Distribution Memoryless Property

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The exponential distribution has a 'memoryless' property. What does this mean in practice?

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Past observations have no effect on future probabilities; the remaining wait time distribution is always the same The distribution has no mean or variance Observations from this distribution are always independent The distribution forgets its parameter after each observation

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Exponential Distribution Memoryless Property

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