A Poisson Process Is the Occurrence of a Series of Events

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A Poisson process is the occurrence of a series of events of a given type in a random pattern over time or space such that (1) the number of occurrences within a specified time or space can equal any integer between zero and infinity, (2) the number of occurrences within one unit of time or space is independent of that in any other such (non-overlapping) unit, and (3) the probability of occurrences is the same in all such units.

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