Real random variable Sum of independent random variables Let 𝑋1,𝑋2 :𝜉 →ℝ be independently distributed real random variables. Then the distribution of 𝑌 =𝑋1 +𝑋2 is given by the convolution of that of 𝑋1 with that of 𝑋2, #m/thm/prob i.e. in the discrete case the probability mass function is 𝑝𝑌(𝑦)=∑𝑥1∈supp(𝑋1)𝑝𝑋2(𝑦−𝑥1)𝑝𝑋1(𝑥1) and in the continuous case the probability density function is 𝑓𝑌(𝑦)=∫∞−∞𝑓𝑋2(𝑦−𝑥1)𝑓𝑋1(𝑥1)𝑑𝑥1 #state/tidy | #lang/en | #SemBr