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Markov chain

Markov chain noun: a discrete-time stochastic process containing a Markov property.

Noun

Markov chain (plural Markov chains)

  1. A discrete-time stochastic process containing a Markov property.
    • The probability density of the Bayseian posterior was estimated by Metropolis-coupled Markov chain Monte Carlo, with multiple incrementally heated chains.2004 July 27, F. Keith Barker et al., “Phylogeny and diversification of the largest avian radiation”, in PNAS, page 11040, column 2

Markov chain meaning in Arabic

Markov chain in Arabic

probability theory
سِلْسِلَةُ مَارْكُوف silsilatu mārkūf

Forms of Markov chain

pluralMarkov chains

Questions about Markov chain

What does Markov chain mean?
Markov chain means a discrete-time stochastic process containing a Markov property.
What is Markov chain in Arabic?
Markov chain in Arabic is سِلْسِلَةُ مَارْكُوف (silsilatu mārkūf). See Markov chain meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Markov chain?
Markov chain is a noun.
What is the plural of Markov chain?
The plural of Markov chain is Markov chains.

Words near Markov chain in the dictionary

  1. Markosians
  2. Markosyan
  3. Markosyans
  4. Markouizos
  5. Markov
  6. Markov chain
  7. Markov chains
  8. Markov jump process
  9. Markov jump processes
  10. Markov model
  11. Markov models

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