Whether the matrix [ .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 ] is stochastic or not. If so, determine whether it is regular, absorbing, or neither.

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Whether the matrix [.1.1.1.1.2.2.2.2.3.3.3.3.4.4.4.4] is stochastic or not. If so, determine whether it is regular, absorbing, or neither.

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