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title: "poisson"
sidebar_label: "poisson"
description: "Kotlin binding reference: poisson."
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# poisson

[common]\
fun [poisson](poisson.md)(rates: [Tensor](../Tensor/index.md), device: [Placement](../Placement/index.md)? = null): [Tensor](../Tensor/index.md)

`poisson(rates: Tensor, device: Placement? = null)`: the `poisson` operator. Independent Poisson draws from per-element rates.