random walk

ran·dom walk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ran-duh m wawk]
- /ˈræn dəm wɔk/
- /ˈræn.dəm wɔːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ran-duh m wawk]
- /ˈræn dəm wɔk/

Definitions of random walk words

noun random walk Statistics. the path taken by a point or quantity that moves in steps, where the direction of each step is determined randomly. 1
noun random walk Physics. the tendency of particles in random motion to achieve a net displacement or to drift in a particular direction. 1
noun random walk a mathematical model used to describe physical processes, such as diffusion, in which a particle moves in straight-line steps of constant length but random direction 0
noun random walk a route consisting of successive and connected steps in which each step is chosen by a random mechanism uninfluenced by any previous step 0
noun random walk a sequence of movements in which the direction of each successive move is determined entirely at random 0

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Origin of random walk

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Random walk

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random walk popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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