Little's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A theorem which states that the long-term average number L of customers in a stationary system is equal to the long-term average effective arrival rate λ multiplied by the average time W that a customer spends in the system.

Word forms

Little's law

Etymology

The theorem was proposed by John Little.

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