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What does Little's Law mean?

A theorem by John Little which states that the long-term average number of customers in a stable system L is equal to the long-term average effective arrival rate λ multiplied by the average time a customer spends in the system W.

Little's Law in a sentence
By applying Little's Law, we calculated that the average number of customers in the queue is the arrival rate multiplied by the average waiting time.

Little's Law in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Littlesches Gesetz

Mathematischer Zusammenhang zwischen Durchlaufzeit und Bestand.

French
Loi de Little

Loi reliant le nombre d'éléments dans un système au temps de passage.

Spanish
Ley de Little

Teorema que relaciona inventario, tasa de llegada y tiempo de espera.

Italian
Legge di Little

Formula che correla il numero medio di unità nel sistema al tempo medio di permanenza.

Common phrases with Little's Law

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  • waiting time little's law

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