The Number of Calls Coming into a PBX Follows a Poisson

question 57

Essay

The number of calls coming into a PBX follows a Poisson process with a mean of 120 calls per hour.What is the probability of no calls in a one-minute interval?

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Definitions:

Enzymes

Enzymes are biological molecules, typically proteins, that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all chemical reactions within cells without being consumed by those reactions.

Substrate

In biochemistry, the reactant that an enzyme acts upon to catalyze a chemical reaction.

Pepsin

An enzyme in the stomach that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides, facilitating digestion.

Denature

A process in which proteins lose their native shape and functionality due to the disruption of non-covalent bonds, often caused by changes in pH, temperature, or chemical exposure.