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right stochastic matrix

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
right s-tochas-tic -ma-trix
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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 i'th row and j'th column describes the probability of moving from state i to state j in one time step.

Etymology

From right + stochastic matrix.

Inflected Forms

right stochastic matrices (plural)

Phrases

left stochastic matrix doubly stochastic matrix

Frequently Paired Words

left stochastic matrix doubly stochastic matrix

Synonyms

stochastic matrix transition matrix probability matrix

Questions

What does right stochastic matrix mean?
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 i'th row and j'th column describes the probability of moving from state i to state j in one time step.
Where does right stochastic matrix come from?
From right + stochastic matrix.

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