When Calculating Steady-State Probabilities, We Multiply the Vector of N

question 26

Essay

When calculating steady-state probabilities, we multiply the vector of n unknown values times the transition probability matrix to produce n equations with n unknowns.Why do we arbitrarily drop one of these equations?

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