English Explanatory Dictionary

Kendall's notation

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Meanings

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  1. A notation used to characterize queueing systems.
  2. Originally, "A/S/c", with "A" the arrival process, "S" the distribution of service time required, and "c" the number of servers.
  3. Extended, "A/S/c/K/N/D", the above, plus "K" the number of places in the queue, "N" the size of the population, and "D" the service discipline.

Word forms

Kendall's notation Kendall notation

Etymology

After David George Kendall, British statistician and mathematician

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