random walk

noun

A stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random.

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Meanings

nounrandom walk (plural random walks)

plural random walks

  1. mathematicsA stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see random, walk: how a person ambulates when wandering aimlessly.

Translations

Finnish satunnaiskulku
  • satunnaiskulkustochastic path
French marche aléatoire
  • marche aléatoirestochastic path
German Irrfahrt, Zufallsbewegung
  • Irrfahrtstochastic path
  • Zufallsbewegungstochastic path
Hungarian véletlen bolyongás
  • véletlen bolyongásstochastic path
Polish błądzenie losowe
  • błądzenie losowestochastic path
Cite this entry
APA

random walk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/random%20walk

MLA

“random walk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/random%20walk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “random walk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/random%20walk.

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