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  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. stochastic processes
  6. Markov chain
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. stochastic processes
  6. Markov chain
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. stochastic processes
  6. Markov chain
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. probability
  6. Markov chain
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. probability
  6. Markov chain
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. probability
  6. Markov chain

Preferred term

Markov chain

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A stochastic process such that the conditional probability distribution for a state at any future instant, given the present state, is unaffected by any additional knowledge of the past history of the system.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2014

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • Markov process

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/215708

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