random walk

ˈrændəm wɔk

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Definition of random walk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

probability

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process with changes determined by chance

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The random walk theory is used in financial analysis.

drunkard's walk

stochastic process

physics

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model describing particle movement in random directions

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Diffusion is often explained using a random walk model.

Brownian motion

stochastic process

mathematics

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stochastic path with random sequential movements

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The stock market can be modeled as a random walk.

stochastic process

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The concept of a random walk is crucial in physics.
A random walk can model stock prices.
Biologists study random walk in animal paths.
Economists often use a random walk to predict trends.
A random walk can describe particle movement in physics.

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French:marche aléatoire, déplacement aléatoire, ...
German:Zufallsbewegung, Zufallspfad, ...
Italian:moto aleatorio, passeggiata aleatoria, ...
Spanish:paseo aleatorio, ...
Portuguese:passeio aleatório, random walk, ...
Chinese:随机游走, 随机运动, ...
Japanese:ランダムウォーク, ランダム歩行, ...
Arabic:مَسِيرَة عَشْوَائِيَّة, السير العشوائي, ...
Hebrew:תַּהֲלִיךְ אַקְרָאִי, הֲלִיכָה אַקְרָאִית, ...
Russian:случайное блуждание, случайный процесс, ...
Ukrainian:випадкове блукання, випадкова прогулянка, ...
Hindi:रैंडम वॉक, अनियमित पथ, ...
Bengali:র্যান্ডম ওয়াক, এলোমেলো পদচারণা, ...
Catalan:passeig aleatori, caminada aleatòria, ...
Czech:náhodná procházka, bloudění, ...
Danish:tilfældig gang, random walk, ...
Dutch:random walk, ...
Greek:τυχαίος περίπατος, τυχαία περιπλάνηση, ...
Hungarian:véletlen bolyongás, ...
Khmer:ដំណើរការចលនាចៃដន្យ, ដំណើរចៃដន្យ, ...
Korean:무작위 보행, ...
Persian:گام تصادفی, مدل تصادفی, ...
Polish:przypadkowy spacer, losowy spacer, ...
Portuguese (BR):passeio aleatório, caminhada aleatória, ...
Romanian:plimbare aleatorie, mișcare aleatorie, ...
Swedish:slumpvandring, slumprörelse, ...
Thai:การเดินสุ่ม, การเคลื่อนที่สุ่ม, ...
Turkish:rastgele yürüyüş, rastgele hareket, ...
Vietnamese:đi bộ ngẫu nhiên, chuyển động ngẫu nhiên, ...

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