This is often known as the principle of the single big jump<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Foss | first1 = S. | last2 = Konstantopoulos | first2 = T. | last3 = Zachary | first3 = S. | doi = 10.1007/s10959-007-0081-2 | title = Discrete and Continuous Time Modulated Random Walks with Heavy-Tailed Increments | journal = Journal of Theoretical Probability| volume = 20 | issue = 3 | pages = 581 | year = 2007 | arxiv = math/0509605| pmid = | url = http://www.math.nsc.ru/LBRT/v1/foss/fkz_revised.pdf| pmc = | citeseerx = 10.1.1.210.1699 }}</ref> or catastrophe principle.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://rigorandrelevance.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/catastrophes-conspiracies-and-subexponential-distributions-part-iii/ | title = Catastrophes, Conspiracies, and Subexponential Distributions (Part III) | first = Adam | last = Wierman | authorlink = Adam Wierman | date = January 9, 2014 | accessdate = January 9, 2014 | website = Rigor + Relevance blog | publisher = RSRG, Caltech}}</ref> | This is often known as the principle of the single big jump<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Foss | first1 = S. | last2 = Konstantopoulos | first2 = T. | last3 = Zachary | first3 = S. | doi = 10.1007/s10959-007-0081-2 | title = Discrete and Continuous Time Modulated Random Walks with Heavy-Tailed Increments | journal = Journal of Theoretical Probability| volume = 20 | issue = 3 | pages = 581 | year = 2007 | arxiv = math/0509605| pmid = | url = http://www.math.nsc.ru/LBRT/v1/foss/fkz_revised.pdf| pmc = | citeseerx = 10.1.1.210.1699 }}</ref> or catastrophe principle.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://rigorandrelevance.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/catastrophes-conspiracies-and-subexponential-distributions-part-iii/ | title = Catastrophes, Conspiracies, and Subexponential Distributions (Part III) | first = Adam | last = Wierman | authorlink = Adam Wierman | date = January 9, 2014 | accessdate = January 9, 2014 | website = Rigor + Relevance blog | publisher = RSRG, Caltech}}</ref> |