"branching process" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: branching processes [plural]
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  1. (mathematics, probability theory) A stochastic process which typically models reproduction of objects, with the assumption that the reproductions of individual particles are mutually independent. Wikipedia link: branching process Categories (topical): Mathematics, Probability theory
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