---
tag: 0KRH5157WP
kind: concept
name: Stationary distribution
aliases: [invariant-distribution, steady-state-distribution]
msc: [60J10]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete-time_Markov_chain
    locator: Stationary distributions
---

## Summary

A stationary distribution of a Markov chain is a distribution of the state that does not change in one step of the chain.
The node [[stationary distribution|02KYGSCTCN]] gives the precise definition.