Markov chain

English

Noun

Markov chain (plural Markov chains)

1. (probability theory) A discrete-time stochastic process containing a 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