Equation 28 · Part 1 · The Network Is the Computer Again
Symbol q
What this part means
the probability.
Its job in the formula
q is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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Where the article explains it
If each participant independently exceeds its budget with probability q , the probability that at least one of p participants does so is
The passage around this formula
…occasional slow responses, and a request that must wait on many servers is very likely to encounter one [ 18 ] . The arithmetic is unforgiving. If each participant independently exceeds its budget with probability q , the probability that at least one of p participants does so is
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