random walk

/ˌrændəm ˈwɔk/
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Other forms: random walks

Definitions of random walk
  1. noun
    a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance
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    type of:
    stochastic process
    a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time)
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