👉 In probability theory and statistics, a k-lantern (also known as a k-klan) is a type of random variable that represents the number of times a certain event occurs in a sequence of independent experiments. It was introduced by the American mathematician John A. von Neumann. The concept of a klansman can be seen as a generalization of the concept of a binomial distribution to situations where an experiment is repeated multiple times (k > 1). In this case