In
probability,
statistics and related fields, a
Poisson point process or
Poisson process (also called a
Poisson random measure,
Poisson random point field or
Poisson point field) is a type of
random mathematical object known as a
point process or point field that consists of randomly located
points located on some underlying
mathematical space. The process has convenient mathematical properties, which has led to it being frequently defined in
Euclidean space and used as a
mathematical model for seemingly random processes in numerous disciplines such as
astronomy,
biology,
ecology,
geology,
physics,
image processing, and
telecommunications.