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Exercise 3.40. Give an example of a discrete or continuous random variable X p.d.f.) whose the cumulative distribution functiGive an example of a discrete or continuous random variable X (by giving the p.m.f. or p.d.f.) whose cumulative distribution function F(x) satisfies F(n)=1-1/n! Thank you very much!

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