right stochastic matrix

English

Etymology

right +‎ stochastic matrix

Noun

right stochastic matrix (plural right stochastic matrices)

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

Synonyms

• stochastic matrix
• transition matrix
• probability matrix

Related terms

• left stochastic matrix
• doubly stochastic matrix

Translations

a square matrix

• German: zeilenstochastische Übergangsmatrix f, zeilenstochastische Matrix f
• Hebrew: מטריצת מעברים f (matrítzat ma'avarím)