"Lévy flight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lévy flights [plural]
Etymology: Named after French mathematician Paul Pierre Lévy (1886–1971). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|mathematician||||}} mathematician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Paul Pierre Lévy}} Paul Pierre Lévy, {{named-after|en|Paul Pierre Lévy|born=1886|died=1971|nat=French|occ=mathematician|wplink=Paul Lévy (mathematician)}} Named after French mathematician Paul Pierre Lévy (1886–1971) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lévy flight (plural Lévy flights)
  1. (mathematics) A type of random walk in which the increments are distributed according to a “heavy-tailed” distribution i.e. there are a significant number of large increments. Wikipedia link: Lévy flight Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: Lévy walk Related terms: Lévy glass
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