stopping time

noun

A random variable representing the time required for a stochastic process to satisfy a certain condition, which must be determined using only information available up to such time and must occur almost surely in finite time.

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Meanings

nounstopping time (plural stopping times)

plural stopping times

  1. mathematicsA random variable representing the time required for a stochastic process to satisfy a certain condition, which must be determined using only information available up to such time and must occur almost surely in finite time.
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