Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,508,916,359 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Markov chain
(redirected from Discrete-time Markov chain)

    Also found in: Medical, Acronyms, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.15 sec.
(probability)Markov chain - (Named after Andrei Markov) A model of sequences of events where the probability of an event occurring depends upon the fact that a preceding event occurred.

A Markov process is governed by a Markov chain.

In simulation, the principle of the Markov chain is applied to the selection of samples from a probability density function to be applied to the model. Simscript II.5 uses this approach for some modelling functions.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Critically acclaimed text for computer performance analysis-now in its second edition The Second Edition of this now-classic text provides a current and thorough treatment of queuing systems, queuing networks, continuous and discrete-time Markov chains, and simulation.
The Second Edition of Queueing Networks and Markov Chains Provides a ... by Business Wire
More results
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.