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+#pragma once
+
+#include <psemek/random/uniform.hpp>
+
+#include <cmath>
+
+namespace psemek::random
+{
+
+	template <typename T>
+	struct poisson_distribution
+	{
+		poisson_distribution(T lambda)
+			: exp_mlambda_(std::exp(-lambda))
+		{}
+
+		template <typename RNG>
+		std::size_t operator()(RNG & rng)
+		{
+			// Knuth's method
+
+			std::size_t result = 0;
+			T product = T{1};
+
+			do
+			{
+				++result;
+				product *= uniform<T>(rng);
+			}
+			while (product > exp_mlambda_);
+
+			return result - 1;
+		}
+
+	private:
+		T exp_mlambda_;
+	};
+
+}