Meanings
plural transition matrices · plural transition matrixes
- stochastic processesmathematicsA square matrix whose rows consist of nonnegative real numbers, with each row summing to 1. Used to describe the transitions of a Markov chain; its element in the ith row and jth column describes the probability of moving from state i to state j in one time step.
Synonyms: stochastic matrix, probability matrix, right stochastic matrix
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA square matrix whose rows consist of nonnegative real numbers, with each row summing to 1. Used to describe the transitions of a Markov chain; its element in the ith row and jth column describes the probability of moving from state i to state j in one time step.
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Translations
German Übergangsmatrix
- Übergangsmatrixa square matrix
Hebrew מטריצת מעברים
- מטריצת מעברים (matrítzat ma'avarím)a square matrix
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