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This function returns a random variate from the Pareto distribution of order a. The distribution function is,
p(x) dx = (a/b) / (x/b)^{a+1} dxfor x >= b.
This function computes the probability density p(x) at x for a Pareto distribution with exponent a and scale b, using the formula given above.
These functions compute the cumulative distribution functions P(x), Q(x) and their inverses for the Pareto distribution with exponent a and scale b.