Poisson distribution normalized

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how can i show that the Poisson distribution is properly normalized?
 
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ralden said:
how can i show that the Poisson distribution is properly normalized?

Hey ralden and welcome to the forums.

By normalized, I understand that in the context of Bayesian statistics, normalized means that the sum over all values (sum for discrete and integral for continuous) is 1.

Is this what you mean by normalized or is it some other definition?