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Core Algorithms

Limit Distributions 

Some operations, such as sum, min, or max of random variables, converge to only a few limit distributions when repeated. These limit distributions include NormalDistribution, StableDistribution, MinStableDistribution, and MaxStableDistribution, all of which are built into Mathematica 8.
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