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Galton-Watson processes

Galton-Watson processes is the plural of Galton-Watson process.

Meaning of Galton-Watson process

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.

Questions about Galton-Watson processes

What is Galton-Watson processes the plural of?
Galton-Watson processes is the plural of Galton-Watson process.

Words near Galton-Watson processes in the dictionary

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  8. Galtonian
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  11. Galtonism

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