Steady-State Probabilities Are Independent of the Initial State If

question 49

Multiple Choice

Steady-state probabilities are independent of the initial state if:

• A)the number of initial states is finite.
• B)there are no absorbing states.
• C)the number of states and stages are equal.
• D)the process generates a fixed number of transient states.

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