markov chain

1. 1.

   a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values

   SynonymsMarkoff chain

   BroaderMarkov process

Questions about markov chain

What does markov chain mean?

markov chain means "a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values".

What is another word for markov chain?

Close synonyms include Markoff chain. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is markov chain a common word?

markov chain is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.