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# scipy.stats.rv_discrete.mean

`rv_discrete.``mean`(*args, **kwds)

  Mean of the distribution.

  Parameters: | arg1, arg2, arg3,... : array_like The shape parameter(s) for the distribution (see docstring of the instance object for more information) loc : array_like, optional location parameter (default=0) scale : array_like, optional scale parameter (default=1)
  Returns: | mean : float the mean of the distribution