stationary distribution

From stationary +‎ distribution.

stationary distribution (plural stationary distributions)

1. (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a Markov chain) a row vector ${\displaystyle \pi }$ whose entries sum to ${\displaystyle 1}$ that satisfies the equation ${\displaystyle \pi P=\pi }$, where ${\displaystyle P}$ is the transition matrix of the Markov chain.