Term: markov process: a simple stochastic process in which the distribution of future states depends only on the present state and not on how it arrived in the present state
Candidate hypernym: stochastic process: a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time) → 1
Candidate hypernym: brown bat: any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings → 0
Candidate hypernym: alphabetic writing: a writing system based on alphabetic characters → 0
Candidate hypernym: red ash: smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces → 0
Candidate hypernym: scallopine: sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour → 0
Candidate hypernym: inutility: the quality of having no practical use → 0
Candidate hypernym: fluff: a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) → 0
Candidate hypernym: mushroom anchor: an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls → 0
Candidate hypernym: realgar: a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic → 0
Candidate hypernym: insurgency: an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict → 0
Candidate hypernym: american bog asphodel: of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina → 0