Markov chain

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Markov chain [ˈmɑːkɒf]

(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics a sequence of events the probability for each of which is dependent only on the event immediately preceding it

[named after Andrei Markov (1856-1922), Russian mathematician]

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Markov chain - a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values

Markoff chain

Markoff process, Markov process - a simple stochastic process in which the distribution of future states depends only on the present state and not on how it arrived in the present state

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