Markov property

English

Etymology

Introduced by Andrey Markov (Russian: Андре́й Ма́рков; 1856–1922), Russian mathematician.

Noun

Markov property (plural Markov properties)

1. (probability theory) The memoryless property of Markov models, according to which the future states depend only on the current state and not those that preceded it.

Translations

the property of future states depending only on the current state

• Portuguese: propriedade de Markov f, propriedade markoviana f