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drunkard's walk

drunkard's walk noun: a type of random walk in which termination conditions lead to a biased ending state.

drunkard's walk: a type of random walk in which termination conditions lead to a biased ending state
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Noun

drunkard's walk (plural drunkard's walks)

  1. (idiomatic) A type of random walk in which termination conditions lead to a biased ending state.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drunkard, 's, walk: how a drunk person ambulates.

Forms of drunkard's walk

pluraldrunkard's walks

Questions about drunkard's walk

What does drunkard's walk mean?
Drunkard's walk means a type of random walk in which termination conditions lead to a biased ending state.
What part of speech is drunkard's walk?
Drunkard's walk is a noun.
What is the plural of drunkard's walk?
The plural of drunkard's walk is drunkard's walks.

Words near drunkard's walk in the dictionary

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  9. drunkardesses
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