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A probabilistic interpretation of complete monotonicity

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The results in this paper grew from a seminar at Illinois Institute of Technology conducted by A. Sklar during the summer of 1969. They comprise a portion of the author's Ph.D. thesis.

Supported by the University of Evansville and NSF grant GY5595.

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Kimberling, C.H. A probabilistic interpretation of complete monotonicity. Aeq. Math. 10, 152–164 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01832852

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