# Pollaczek-Khinchine formula

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A formula that states a relationship between the queue length and service time distribution Laplace transforms for an M/G/1 queue.

## Etymology
First published by Felix Pollaczek in 1930, and recast in probabilistic terms by Aleksandr Khinchin two years later.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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