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noun
A stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see random, walk: how a person ambulates when wandering aimlessly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stochastic process
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