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Kendall's notation

Kendall's notation proper noun: originally, "A/S/c", with "A" the arrival process, "S" the distribution of service time required, and "c" the number of servers.

Proper noun

Kendall's notation

  1. Originally, "A/S/c", with "A" the arrival process, "S" the distribution of service time required, and "c" the number of servers.
  2. Extended, "A/S/c/K/N/D", the above, plus "K" the number of places in the queue, "N" the size of the population, and "D" the service discipline.

Forms of Kendall's notation

alternative formKendall notation

Origin of Kendall's notation

After David George Kendall, British statistician and mathematician

Questions about Kendall's notation

What does Kendall's notation mean?
Kendall's notation means originally, "A/S/c", with "A" the arrival process, "S" the distribution of service time required, and "c" the number of servers.
What part of speech is Kendall's notation?
Kendall's notation is a proper noun.

Words near Kendall's notation in the dictionary

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