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In a stable system: (items in system = arrival rate × time in system).
Example: requests/second, each takes s → concurrent requests in system. Use this for capacity planning: if you want max concurrent requests at req/s, each must complete in s.
Works for queues, servers, databases. Powerful for back-of-envelope calculations.
