The count rate (counts per second) recorded in a Geiger counter viewing a radioactive sample is distributed according to the Poisson distribution. True or False
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The count rate (counts per second) recorded in a Geiger counter viewing a radioactive sample is distributed according to the Poisson distribution.
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