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A theorem which states that the long-term average number L of customers in a stationary system is equal to the long-term average effective arrival rate λ multiplied by the average time W that a customer spends in the system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: queueing theory
Topics: mathematics, probability-theory, sciences
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History
The theorem was proposed by American researcher John Little (1928–2024).
