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nonstationarity  

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  • A random variable is a mathematical function that translates a construct into numbers that behave in some random way. A space-time stochastic process is a mathematical function that yields a time-series random variable for each location on a map. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Nonstationarity]

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