transition matrix

English

Etymology

transition + matrix

Adjective

transition matrix (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a Markov chain) a square matrix whose rows consist of nonnegative real numbers, with each row summing to . Used to describe the transitions of a Markov chain; its element in the 'th row and 'th column describes the probability of moving from state to state in one time step.

Synonyms

  • left stochastic matrix

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