Is This Summation Expression Equivalent to the Conditional Probability ($ P_{Z|X} $)?

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I have encountered an expression in my studies and am trying to determine if it correctly represents the conditional probability ($ P_{Z|X}(z|x) $). The expression is as follows:

$$ \sum_{s \in S} P_S(s) P_{Z|S,X}(z|s,x) $$

In this expression, ($ P_S(s) $) seems to denote the probability of ( s ) in set ( S ), and ($ P_{Z|S,X}(z|s,x) $) is the conditional probability of ($ Z $) given ($ S $) and ($ X $).

My question is: Does the above summation indeed yield ($ P_{Z|X}(z|x) $), and under which conditions or assumptions would this be accurate?

Any insight or guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time and help!