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  • Markov processes are mathematical processes in which, given the present state of the process, the future is independent of the past. They are named after the Russian mathematician Andrei Markov (1856–1922), who provided the first theoretical results for this type of process. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Markov Processes]

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