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@@ -3524,8 +3524,9 @@ cdef class RandomState:
Parameters
----------
lam : float or array_like of floats
- Expectation of interval, must be >= 0. A sequence of expectation
- intervals must be broadcastable over the requested size.
+ Expected number of events occurring in a fixed-time interval,
+ must be >= 0. A sequence must be broadcastable over the requested
+ size.
size : int or tuple of ints, optional
Output shape. If the given shape is, e.g., ``(m, n, k)``, then
``m * n * k`` samples are drawn. If size is ``None`` (default),