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Memorylessness of the exponential distribution

If

T \sim Exp (μ)

, then

P (T > s + t ∣ T > s) = P (T > t) = e^{- μ t} .

Thus an exponential remaining lifetime has the same law regardless of the elapsed lifetime.

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