random walk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see random, walk: how a person ambulates when wandering aimlessly.

Word forms

random walk random walks
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