Markov jump process

noun

A time-dependent variable that starts in an initial state and stays in that state for a random time, when it makes a transition to another random state, and so on.

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nounMarkov jump process (plural Markov jump processes)

plural Markov jump processes

  1. mathematicsA time-dependent variable that starts in an initial state and stays in that state for a random time, when it makes a transition to another random state, and so on.
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