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Galton-Watson process

Galton-Watson process noun: a branching stochastic process arising from the statistical investigation of the extinction of family names, which are modelled as patrilineal, while offspring are randomly either male or female, and names become extinct if holders die without male descendants. It is useful in understanding human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups.

Noun

Galton-Watson process (plural Galton-Watson processes)

  1. A branching stochastic process arising from the statistical investigation of the extinction of family names, which are modelled as patrilineal, while offspring are randomly either male or female, and names become extinct if holders die without male descendants. It is useful in understanding human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups.

Forms of Galton-Watson process

pluralGalton-Watson processes

Origin of Galton-Watson process

Devised by Francis Galton and Henry William Watson and published in an 1874 paper.

Questions about Galton-Watson process

What does Galton-Watson process mean?
Galton-Watson process means a branching stochastic process arising from the statistical investigation of the extinction of family names, which are modelled as patrilineal, while offspring are randomly either male or female, and names become extinct if holders die without male descendants. It is useful in understanding human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups.
What part of speech is Galton-Watson process?
Galton-Watson process is a noun.
What is the plural of Galton-Watson process?
The plural of Galton-Watson process is Galton-Watson processes.

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