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stochastic process

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A function that maps elements of an index set to elements of a collection of random variables; historically, a collection of random variables indexed by a set of numbers usually regarded as points in time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, probability-theory, sciences

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Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: model, theoretical account, framework

Narrower terms: Markov process, Markoff process, random walk, stationary stochastic process

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Across languages

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 隨機過程 /随机过程 (suíjī guòchéng) — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • Finnish: stokastinen prosessi — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • German: stochastischer Prozess — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • German: Zufallsprozeß — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • Hebrew: תהליך סטוכסטי (tahalích stochásti) — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • Hebrew: תהליך אקראי (tahalích akra'í) — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • Icelandic: slembiferli — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • Italian: processo stocastico — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • Japanese: 確率過程 (kakuritsukatei) — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • Polish: proces stochastyczny — a function mapping to set of random variables
  • Romanian: proces stocastic — a function mapping to set of random variables