A state transition network is a
diagram
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that is developed from a set of data and charts the
flow of data from particular data points (called states or nodes) to the next in a probabilistic manner.
Use
State transition networks are used in both
academic
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and
industrial fields.
Examples
State transition networks are a general construct, with more specific examples being augmented transition networks, recursive transition networks, and augmented recursive networks, among others.
See also
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State transition system
In theoretical computer science, a transition system is a concept used in the study of computation. It is used to describe the potential behavior of discrete systems. It consists of states and transitions between states, which may be labeled wit ...
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Markov network
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History monoid In mathematics and computer science, a history monoid is a way of representing the histories of concurrently running computer processes as a collection of strings, each string representing the individual history of a process. The history monoid pr ...
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