| Descriptor English: | Markov Chains | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Cadenas de Markov                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Cadeias de Markov | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Chaines de Markov | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Chain, Markov Chains, Markov Markov Chain Markov Process Markov Processes Process, Markov Processes, Markov  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E05.318.740.600.500 E05.318.740.996.500 G17.830.500 N05.715.360.750.625.500 N05.715.360.750.770.500 N06.850.520.830.600.500 N06.850.520.830.996.500  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008390 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A stochastic process such that the conditional probability distribution for a state at any future instant, given the present state, is unaffected by any additional knowledge of the past history of the system. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under PROBABILITY 1975-90 | 
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| Online Note: | search PROBABILITY 1968-74 | 
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under PROBABILITY 1975-90 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 28629 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D008390 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 | 
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| Scope note | A stochastic process such that the conditional probability distribution for a state at any future instant, given the present state, is unaffected by any additional knowledge of the past history of the system. | 
| Preferred term | Markov Chains | 
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                                                                                            Chain, Markov                                                 Chains, Markov Markov Chain Markov Process Markov Processes Process, Markov Processes, Markov  | 
                                
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