"random walk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: random walks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} random walk (plural random walks)
  1. (mathematics) A stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random Wikipedia link: random walk Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: drunkard's walk Translations (stochastic path): satunnaiskulku (Finnish), marche aléatoire [feminine] (French), Irrfahrt (German), Zufallsbewegung (German), véletlen bolyongás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-random_walk-en-noun-OsjZFwW- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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