Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

markov process

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: markov pro-cess
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any stochastic process for which the conditional probability distribution of future states depends only on the current state (and not on past states).

Example Sentences

"It has been remarked in 1 that a Markov process with time reversal is again a Markov process."
"The second part is written for probabilists and it studies the case where fast motions are certain Markov processes such as random evolutions and, in particular, diffusions."
"2013, M. G. Shur, Markov Process, entry in Michiel Hazewinkel (editor), Encyclopaedia of Mathematics, Volume 6, page 102, In the theory of Markov processes most attention is given to homogeneous (in time) processes."

Etymology

Named after Russian mathematician Andrey Markov (Андре́й Андре́евич Ма́рков) (1856—1922), who researched the processes.

Inflected Forms

Markov processes (plural)

Phrases

Markov renewal process semi-Markov process Markov model Markov property recurrence time

Frequently Paired Words

Markovian Markov model Markov property memoryless recurrence time

Synonyms

markoff process

Questions

What does markov process mean?: Any stochastic process for which the conditional probability distribution of future states depends only on the current state (and not on past states).
Where does markov process come from?: Named after Russian mathematician Andrey Markov (Андре́й Андре́евич Ма́рков) (1856—1922), who researched the processes.

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