Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metropolis-hastings algorithm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: metropolis-hast-ings al-go-rithm
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Markov chain Monte Carlo method for obtaining a sequence of random samples from a probability distribution from which direct sampling is difficult.

Etymology

Named after Nicholas Metropolis and W. K. Hastings.

Inflected Forms

the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm (canonical)

Questions

What does metropolis-hastings algorithm mean?: A Markov chain Monte Carlo method for obtaining a sequence of random samples from a probability distribution from which direct sampling is difficult.
Where does metropolis-hastings algorithm come from?: Named after Nicholas Metropolis and W. K. Hastings.

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