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stochastic process
mathematical object usually defined as a collection of random variables
random walk
mathematical formalization of a path that consists of a succession of random steps
stochastic
Stochastic (; ) is the property of being well-described by a random probability distribution. Stochasticity and randomness are technically distinct concepts. Stochasticity refers to a modeling approach, while randomness describes phenomena. These terms are often used interchangeably. In probability theory, the formal concept of a stochastic process is also referred to as a random process.
stationary process
stochastic process whose unconditional joint probability distribution does not change when shifted in time
convergence of random variables
notions of probabilistic convergence, applied to estimation and asymptotic analysis
martingale
model in probability theory, used in gambling
stochastic differential equation
differential equations involving stochastic processes
Fokker–Planck equation
partial differential equation
Gaussian process
stochastic process such that every finite collection of random variables has a multivariate normal distribution
Bernoulli process
random process of binary (boolean) random variables
càdlàg function
In mathematics, a càdlàg (), RCLL ("right continuous with left limits"), or corlol ("continuous on (the) right, limit on (the) left") function is a function defined on the real numbers (or a subset of them) that is everywhere right-continuous and has left limits everywhere. Càdlàg functions are important in the study of stochastic processes that admit (or even require) jumps, unlike Brownian motion, which has continuous sample paths. The collection of càdlàg functions on a given domain is known as Skorokhod space.
Feynman–Kac formula
formula relating stochastic processes to partial differential equations
Gaussian noise
type of noise in signal processing
stopping time
specific type of “random time”: a random variable whose value is interpreted as the time at which a given stochastic process exhibits a certain behavior of interest
law of the iterated logarithm
theorem
Stochastic resonance
signal boosting phenomenon using white noise
Galton–Watson process
probability model, originally to model the extinction of family names
random walk hypothesis
financial theory
Kolmogorov's inequality
probabilistic inequality of partial sums of independent random variables
Girsanov theorem
theorem
filtration
indexed set of subobjects of an algebraic structure
Adapted process
Stochastic process
Schramm–Loewner evolution
conformally invariant stochastic process
local time
stochastic process associated with semimartingale processes such as Brownian motion
random Fibonacci sequence
randomized mathematical sequence based upon the Fibonacci sequence
Chinese restaurant process
discrete-time stochastic process
quadratic variation
quantity defined for a stochastic process; its finiteness ensures that stochastic calculus works properly
counting process
stochastic process with values that are nondecreasing nonnegative integers
Predictable process
stochastic process
stochastic control
subfield of control theory
abstract Wiener space
separable Banach space equipped with a Hilbert subspace such that the standard cylinder set measure on the Hilbert subspace induces a Gaussian measure on the whole Banach space
random measure
Measure in measure theory
Moran process
stochastic process used in biology to describe finite populations
numéraire
The numéraire (or numeraire) is a basic standard by which value is computed. In mathematical economics it is a tradable economic entity in terms of whose price the relative prices of all other tradables are expressed. In a monetary economy, one of the functions of money is to act as the numéraire, i.e. to serve as a unit of account and therefore provide a common benchmark relative to which the value of various goods and services can be measured against.
least-squares spectral analysis
frequency-domain analysis method
Stochastic simulation
computer simulation with random inputs
jump process
stochastic process with discrete movements
Bessel process
mathematical process for stochastic differential equations
additive process
continuous in probability stochastic process with independent increments
Progressively measurable process
property in the mathematical theory of stochastic processes
Gaussian free field
concept in statistical mechanics