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Transition matrix
Meaning
Noun
●
In Mathematics:
A
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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Origin
transition matrix
English
matrix
English
matrice
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
matricem
Latin
matrix
Latin
mater
Latin
μέτρα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
transition
English
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Etym
Synonyms
Stochastic Matrix
Right Stochastic Matrix
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