The characteristic curved '[[long tail]]' distribution when plotted on a linear scale, masks the underlying simplicity of the function when plotted on a [[log-log graph]], which then takes the form of a straight line with negative gradient: It follows from the formula for the probability density function that for ''x'' ≥ ''x''<sub>m</sub>, | The characteristic curved '[[long tail]]' distribution when plotted on a linear scale, masks the underlying simplicity of the function when plotted on a [[log-log graph]], which then takes the form of a straight line with negative gradient: It follows from the formula for the probability density function that for ''x'' ≥ ''x''<sub>m</sub>, |