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Transition kernel
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<p>In the <a href="/facts/Probability_theory/mFBn51rE">mathematics of probability</a>, a transition kernel or kernel is a <a href="/facts/Function_(mathematics)/CdReEKCh">function</a> in mathematics that has different applications. Kernels can for example be used to define <a href="/facts/Random_measure/kBFkYw1G">random measures</a> or <a href="/facts/Stochastic_process/Ng1n1dnB">stochastic processes</a>. The most important example of kernels are the <a href="/facts/Markov_kernel/7HTE5nYm">Markov kernels</a>. </p>