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CauchyDistribution

CauchyDistribution[a, b]
represents a Cauchy distribution with location parameter a and scale parameter b.

The probability density for value x in a Cauchy distribution is proportional to . »

CauchyDistribution allows a to be any real number and b to be any positive real number.

CauchyDistribution can be used with such functions as Mean, CDF and RandomReal. »

The mean and variance of a Cauchy distribution are indeterminate:

Probability density function:

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