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Rayleigh Distribution

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Summary

The Rayleigh distribution is used for the magnitude of the result of two normal random components of equal variance. Its applications are widely found in wave physics, wind speed, and signal processing.

Key points

With scale controls the width and location of the distribution.
The result is always positive because it represents magnitude.
The theoretical mean is a scale x and mode is a scale.
It's useful for wind speeds, fading signals, and random 2D vectors.

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