Queuing theory

Japanese: queuing theory(英語表記)queuingtheory
Queuing theory

…This matrix is ​​called a queue to avoid confusion with the mathematical term matrix. The theory of congestion represented by queues is called queuing theory, and historically it began around 1910 as a theory for determining the number of circuits in a telephone switching system. The first notable achievement was the formula for call blocking rate obtained by Erlang in 1917, which contributed greatly to the development of telephone services around the world. …

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Japanese:

…この行列は数学用語のマトリックスとの混同を避けるため,待ち行列と呼ばれている。待ち行列に代表される混雑に関する理論を待ち行列論queuing theoryと呼び,歴史的には,電話交換システムの回線数決定の理論として1910年ころに始められた。最初の著しい成果は,17年にアーランA.K.Erlangによって得られた呼損率の公式であって,全世界の電話事業の発展に大きく貢献した。…

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