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stopping time

stopping time noun: a random variable representing the time required for a stochastic process to satisfy a certain condition, which must be determined using only information available up to such time and must occur almost surely in finite time.

Noun

stopping time (plural stopping times)

  1. A random variable representing the time required for a stochastic process to satisfy a certain condition, which must be determined using only information available up to such time and must occur almost surely in finite time.

Forms of stopping time

pluralstopping times

Questions about stopping time

What does stopping time mean?
Stopping time means a random variable representing the time required for a stochastic process to satisfy a certain condition, which must be determined using only information available up to such time and must occur almost surely in finite time.
What part of speech is stopping time?
Stopping time is a noun.
What is the plural of stopping time?
The plural of stopping time is stopping times.

Words near stopping time in the dictionary

  1. stopping someone in their tracks
  2. stopping someone's clock
  3. stopping the bleeding
  4. stopping the job
  5. stopping the presses
  6. stopping time
  7. stopping times
  8. stopping traffic
  9. stopping train
  10. stopping trains
  11. stopping two gaps with one bush

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