Stochastic Processes and Models

Ajit Kumar Verma (), Srividya Ajit () and Manoj Kumar ()
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Ajit Kumar Verma: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
Srividya Ajit: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
Manoj Kumar: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)

Chapter Chapter 3 in Dependability of Networked Computer-based Systems, 2011, pp 37-58 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The word “stochastic” is of Greek origin. In seventeenth century English, the word “stochastic” had the meaning “to conjecture, to aim at mark”. It is not quite clear how it acquired the meaning it has today of “pertaining to chance”.

Keywords: Process Algebra; Firing Time; Communicate Sequential Process; Reachability Graph; Customer Class (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-318-3_3

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