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hitting time

hitting time noun: the first moment in time in which a given process "hits" a given subset of the state space.

Noun

hitting time (countable and uncountable, plural hitting times)

  1. (stochastic process) The first moment in time in which a given process "hits" a given subset of the state space.
    Synonyms:
    first hit time

Synonyms of hitting time

Forms of hitting time

pluralhitting times

Questions about hitting time

What does hitting time mean?
Hitting time means the first moment in time in which a given process "hits" a given subset of the state space.
What part of speech is hitting time?
Hitting time is a noun.
What is the plural of hitting time?
The plural of hitting time is hitting times.

Words near hitting time in the dictionary

  1. hitting the stores
  2. hitting the streets
  3. hitting the trail
  4. hitting the wall
  5. hitting them licks
  6. hitting time
  7. hitting times
  8. hitting too close to home
  9. hitting two birds with one shot
  10. hitting two targets with one arrow
  11. hitting up

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