Markov chain

Markov chain

English

Noun

Markov chain (plural Markov chains)

1. (probability theory) A discrete-time stochastic process with the Markov property.
   • 2004 July 27, F. Keith Barker et al., “Phylogeny and diversification of the largest avian radiation”, in PNAS, page 11040, column 2:

     The probability density of the Bayseian posterior was estimated by Metropolis-coupled Markov chain Monte Carlo, with multiple incrementally heated chains.

Hypernyms

• chain

Hyponyms

• discrete-time Markov chain

Translations

probability theory

Arabic: سِلْسِلَةُ مَارْكُوف‎ f (silsilatu mārkūf) Chinese: Mandarin: 馬爾可夫鏈／马尔可夫链 (Mǎ'ěrkěfū liàn) Czech: Markovův řetězec m Estonian: Markovi ahel Finnish: Markovin ketju German: Markow-Kette f Hungarian: Markov-lánc (hu) Icelandic: Markov-keðja f Japanese: マルコフ連鎖 (Marukofu rensa) Polish: łańcuch Markowa m Russian: цепь Ма́ркова f (cepʹ Márkova) Spanish: cadena de Márkov f Swedish: Markovkedja c Turkish: Markov zinciri

See also

• Wikipedia article on Markov chains