Andrey Andreyevich Markov: Quick Facts

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Born	June 14, 1856 • Ryazan • Russia
Died	July 20, 1922 (aged 66) • St. Petersburg • Russia
Subjects Of Study	Markov chain • central limit theorem • stochastic process

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