Markoff process

Definitions of Markoff process

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: Markov process

   types:

   Markoff chain, Markov chain

   a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values

   type of:

   stochastic process

   a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time)