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Kingman's formula

Kingman's formula proper noun: an approximation for the mean waiting time in a G/G/1 queue.

Proper noun

Kingman's formula

  1. (queueing theory) An approximation for the mean waiting time in a G/G/1 queue.

Origin of Kingman's formula

First published by John Kingman in his 1961 paper The single server queue in heavy traffic.

Questions about Kingman's formula

What does Kingman's formula mean?
Kingman's formula means an approximation for the mean waiting time in a G/G/1 queue.
What part of speech is Kingman's formula?
Kingman's formula is a proper noun.

Words near Kingman's formula in the dictionary

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  4. Kingman County
  5. Kingman Reef
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  8. Kingmen
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