mean hitting time

noun

The average number of steps that a Markov chain takes to go from a specified starting state to a specified target state or set of states.

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Meanings

nounmean hitting time (countable and uncountable, plural mean hitting times)

plural mean hitting times

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsThe average number of steps that a Markov chain takes to go from a specified starting state to a specified target state or set of states.
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