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A Random Vector Is Gaussian with Mean m and Covariance Σ Exactly When Its Law Is N(m,Σ)

A random vector in d-space is Gaussian with mean m and covariance matrix Σ if and only if its law is the Gaussian law N(m,Σ).

Statement

In the setting of Gaussian Random Vectors: Standing Notation, let d∈Nd\in\mathbb{N}, m∈Rdm\in\mathbb{R}^{d}, let Σ∈S(d)\Sigma\in\mathcal{S}(d) be positive semidefinite, and let XX be a random vector in Rd\mathbb{R}^{d}.

Gaussian vectors are those with a Gaussian law. XX is a Gaussian random vector with EX=m\mathbb{E}X=m and Cov⁡(X)=Σ\operatorname{Cov}(X)=\Sigma if and only if

PX=N(m,Σ).P_{X}=N(m,\Sigma).

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