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Bayesian network

UK/ˈbeɪ.zjən ˈnɛt.wɜːk/US/ˈbeɪ.zjən ˈnɛt.wɝk/

Bayesian network noun: a directed acyclic graph whose vertices represent random variables and whose directed edges represent conditional dependencies. Each random variable can fall into any of at least two mutually disjoint states, and has a probability function which takes as inputs the states of its parent nodes and returns as output the probability of being in a certain state for a given combination of the states of its parent nodes. A node without parent nodes just has an unconditioned probability of being in some given state.

Noun

Bayesian network (plural Bayesian networks)

  1. A directed acyclic graph whose vertices represent random variables and whose directed edges represent conditional dependencies. Each random variable can fall into any of at least two mutually disjoint states, and has a probability function which takes as inputs the states of its parent nodes and returns as output the probability of being in a certain state for a given combination of the states of its parent nodes. A node without parent nodes just has an unconditioned probability of being in some given state.

Forms of Bayesian network

pluralBayesian networks

Origin of Bayesian network

Named after Thomas Bayes (1701–1761), English mathematician.

Questions about Bayesian network

What does Bayesian network mean?
Bayesian network means a directed acyclic graph whose vertices represent random variables and whose directed edges represent conditional dependencies. Each random variable can fall into any of at least two mutually disjoint states, and has a probability function which takes as inputs the states of its parent nodes and returns as output the probability of being in a certain state for a given combination of the states of its parent nodes. A node without parent nodes just has an unconditioned probability of being in some given state.
What part of speech is Bayesian network?
Bayesian network is a noun.
How do you pronounce Bayesian network?
Bayesian network is pronounced /ˈbeɪ.zjən ˈnɛt.wɜːk/ (UK).
What is the plural of Bayesian network?
The plural of Bayesian network is Bayesian networks.

Words near Bayesian network in the dictionary

  1. bayes
  2. Bayes' law
  3. Bayes' rule
  4. Bayes' theorem
  5. bayesian
  6. Bayesian network
  7. Bayesian networks
  8. Bayesianism
  9. Bayesianist
  10. Bayesianists
  11. Bayesianness

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