##  [Markov Chain](/markov-chain) 

  ##  [Markov Chain](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/markov-chain-0) 

  

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Definition

A stochastic process that progresses through a discrete set of states in discrete time (or in a discrete-indexed sequence) with the memoryless property that the probability distribution of the next state depends only on the current state, not on the earlier history.