(mathematics) A random variable representing the time required for a stochastic process to satisfy a certain condition, which must be determined using only information available up to such time and must occur almost surely in finite time.

plural of stopping time

Alternative form of nonstopping

plural of stop clock

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, the, bleeding. / (idiomatic) to recover by interrupting a string of losses, disappointments, etc.

plural of stop-and-go

Alternative form of stop-go

(poker)

plural of one-stop

(optics) The aperture that limits the field of view of a lens. / (law enforcement) An on the ground stop made by a police officer.