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A characterization of the gamma distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Gérard Letac*
Affiliation:
Université Paul Sabatier
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Postal address: Laboratoire de Statistique et Probabilités, UA-CNRS 745, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France.
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The aim of this note is to prove the following characterization.

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Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1985 

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