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In [[queueing theory]], the '''method of supplementary variables''' is a technique to solve for the stationary distribution of an [[M/G/1 queue]]. It was introduced by [[David Cox (statistician)|David Cox]]<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Cox | first1 = D. R. | author-link1 = David Cox (statistician)| title = The analysis of non-Markovian stochastic processes by the inclusion of supplementary variables | doi = 10.1017/S0305004100030437 | journal = Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | volume = 51 | issue = 3 | pages = 433 | year = 2008 }}</ref> and [[David George Kendall]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yashkov | first1 = S. F. | title = A note on application of the method of supplementary variables to the analysis of a processor sharing system | doi = 10.1134/S0005117908090166 | journal = Automation and Remote Control | volume = 69 | issue = 9 | pages = 1622–1629 | year = 2008 }}</ref>
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