Markov process
noun
: a stochastic process (such as Brownian motion) that resembles a Markov chain except that the states are continuous
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The layers mirrored what often happens in a mathematical system known as a Markov process, says Hovden.
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Leila Sloman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2022
This pattern is typical of systems involving a Markov process.
—Leila Sloman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2022
Leila Sloman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2022
This pattern is typical of systems involving a Markov process.
—Leila Sloman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2022
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First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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