"Gittins index" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Gittins indexes [plural]
Etymology: Named after John C. Gittins. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gittins index (plural Gittins indexes)
  1. A measure of the reward that can be achieved through a given stochastic process with certain properties. Wikipedia link: Gittins index, John C. Gittins
    Sense id: en-Gittins_index-en-noun-Ly2U1M5R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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