Why is the sum of two random variables a convolution? – stats.stackexchange.com

EDIT: For many moons I did not understand why the it is called the "sum" of two random variables being their convolution. A mixture density function sum of $f(x)$ and $g(y)$ is the $p\,f(x)+(1-p)g(y)$ ...

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