Laplace distribution

Notation $x\sim\mathcal{L}(\lambda)$
pdf $\frac{1}{2\lambda} \exp \left(-\lambda{|x-\mu|} \right) \,$
cdf ${1\over 2}+{1\over 2}\operatorname{sign}(x-\mu)\left(1=\exp\left\{ -\lambda{|x-\mu|} \right\} \right)$
EV $\mu$
Var $2\lambda^{-2}$
Char. function ${\exp(\mu\,i\,t)}\over {1+\lambda^{-2}\,t^2}$
Entropy $1+log(2/\lambda)$
Exponential family
Laplace distribution $\mathcal{L}(1)$