jump process

noun

A type of stochastic process that has discrete movements, called jumps, with random arrival times, rather than continuous movement.

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Meanings

nounjump process (plural jump processes)

plural jump processes

  1. mathematicsA type of stochastic process that has discrete movements, called jumps, with random arrival times, rather than continuous movement.
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