first return time

noun

The first hit time for the singleton set {X₀(ω)}, which is usually a given deterministic element of the state space, such as the origin of the coordinate system.

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nounfirst return time (countable and uncountable, plural first return times)

plural first return times

  1. countableuncountablestochastic processmathematicsThe first hit time for the singleton set {X₀(ω)}, which is usually a given deterministic element of the state space, such as the origin of the coordinate system.
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