Main Entry: Mar·kov·ian

Pronunciation: \mär-ˈkō-vē-ən, -ˈkȯ-\

Variant(s): or Mar·kov \ˈmär-ˌkȯf, -ˌkȯv\ also Mar·koff \ˈmär-ˌkȯf\

Function: adjective

Date: 1944

: of, relating to, or resembling a Markov process or Markov chain especially by having probabilities defined in terms of transition from the possible existing states to other states