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transition matrices

transition matrices is the plural of transition matrix.

Meaning of transition matrix

Noun

transition matrix (plural transition matrices or transition matrixes)

  1. (stochastic processes) A square matrix whose rows consist of nonnegative real numbers, with each row summing to 1. Used to describe the transitions of a Markov chain; its element in the ith row and jth column describes the probability of moving from state i to state j in one time step.
    Synonyms:
    stochastic matrix, probability matrix, right stochastic matrix

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What is transition matrices the plural of?
Transition matrices is the plural of transition matrix.

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