Definition:Markov Process/Also known as

Markov Process: Also known as

A Markov process is also known as a Markov chain.

However, the latter term is usually reserved for a stochastic process whose transition times consist of a countable sequence and whose state space is also countable.

Some sources use the spelling Markoff process.

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