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  • 1probability theory — Math., Statistics. the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Cf. probability (def. 4). [1830 40] * * * Branch of mathematics that deals with analysis of random events.… …

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  • 2Stationary — can mean: In statistics and probability: a stationary process. In mathematics: a stationary point. In mathematics: a stationary set. In physics: a time invariant quantity, such as a constant position or temperature. In physics: a steady state… …

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  • 3Stationary distribution — may refer to:* The limiting distribution in a Markov chain * Stationary process * Stationary ergodic process * Stationary state or ground state in quantum mechanicsCrudely stated, all of the above are specific cases of a common general concept: a …

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  • 4Stationary ergodic process — In probability theory, stationary ergodic process is a stochastic process which exhibits both stationarity and ergodicity. In essence this implies that the random process will not change its statistical properties with time.Stationarity is the… …

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  • 5Stationary sequence — A stationary sequence is a random sequence such that the joint PDF (probability density function) of the sequence is invariant over time. If some random sequence X [n] is stationary then the following will hold:F X(x n, x {n+1},...,x {n+N… …

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  • 6Stationary process — In the mathematical sciences, a stationary process (or strict(ly) stationary process or strong(ly) stationary process) is a stochastic process whose joint probability distribution does not change when shifted in time or space. Consequently,… …

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  • 7Probability current — In quantum mechanics, the probability current (sometimes called probability flux) is a concept describing the flow of probability density. In particular, if one pictures the probability density as an inhomogeneous fluid, then the probability… …

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  • 8Stationary state — In quantum mechanics, a stationary state is an eigenstate of a Hamiltonian, or in other words, a state of definite energy. It is called stationary because the corresponding probability density has no time dependence.As an eigenstate of the… …

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  • 9Conductance (probability) — For an ergodic reversible Markov chain with an underlying graph G , the conductance is a way to measure how hard it is to leave a small set of nodes. Formally, the conductance of a graph is defined as the minimum over all sets S of the capacity… …

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  • 10Infinite divisibility (probability) — In probability theory, to say that a probability distribution F on the real line is infinitely divisible means that if X is any random variable whose distribution is F , then for every positive integer n there exist n independent identically… …

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