state-transition matrix

Ok kiddo, imagine you have a toy that can change into different shapes, like a transformer. Now, imagine that you want to know what shape your toy will be in the future when you push a button.

The state-transition matrix is like a big chart that tells you all the possibilities of what shape your toy can be in the future. It works like a map that takes you from one place to another.

Each row and column of the matrix represents a different possible state or shape of your toy, like a car or a robot. And each cell of the matrix tells you the probability of going from one state to another.

So if you push the button once, you use the matrix to see what shape your toy will be in next. And if you push it many times, you can use the matrix over and over to see all the different possibilities of what shape your toy could become.

It's like a game where you use the matrix to predict the future of your toy. Pretty cool, huh?