discrete-time Markov chain

noun

A sequence of random variables, known as a stochastic process, in which the value of the next variable depends only on the value of the current variable, and not any variables in the past.

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Meanings

noundiscrete-time Markov chain (plural discrete-time Markov chains)

plural discrete-time Markov chains

  1. mathematicsA sequence of random variables, known as a stochastic process, in which the value of the next variable depends only on the value of the current variable, and not any variables in the past.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sequence of random variables, known as a stochastic process, in which the value of the next variable depends only on the value of the current variable, and not any variables in the past.

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Translations

Bulgarian дискретна марковска верига
  • дискретна марковска верига (diskretna markovska veriga)stochastic process
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