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# numpy.random.laplace

`numpy.random.``laplace`(loc=0.0, scale=1.0, size=None)

  Laplace or double exponential distribution.

  It has the probability density function

  The Laplace distribution is similar to the Gaussian/normal distribution, but is sharper at the peak and has fatter tails.

  Parameters: | loc : float The position, , of the distribution peak. scale : float , the exponential decay.

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