random walk
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random walk

noun

Definition of RANDOM WALK

: a process (as Brownian motion or genetic drift) consisting of a sequence of steps (as movements or changes in gene frequency) each of whose characteristics (as magnitude and direction) is determined by chance

First Known Use of RANDOM WALK

1905

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