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  2. Process - Wikipedia

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    Empirical process, a stochastic process that describes the proportion of objects in a system in a given state; Lévy process, a stochastic process with independent, stationary increments; Poisson process, a point process consisting of randomly located points on some underlying space; Predictable process, a stochastic process whose value is knowable

  3. Process (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Process (computing) In computing, a process is the instance of a computer program that is being executed by one or many threads. There are many different process models, some of which are light weight, but almost all processes (even entire virtual machines) are rooted in an operating system (OS) process which comprises the program code ...

  4. Business process - Wikipedia

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    A business process, business method, or business function is a collection of related, structured activities or tasks performed by people or equipment in which a specific sequence produces a service or product (that serves a particular business goal) for a particular customer or customers. Business processes occur at all organizational levels ...

  5. Wikipedia:Processes - Wikipedia

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    On Wikipedia, processes are the patterns and the methods of routine and semi-routine actions. It is a technical, methodical, and semi-formal means of accomplishing goals and resolving disputes. These processes are deferential to policies and overlap with guidelines. [why?]

  6. Business process management - Wikipedia

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    Business process management (BPM) is a disciplined approach to identify, design, execute, document, measure, monitor, and control both automated and non-automated business processes to achieve consistent, targeted results aligned with an organization's strategic goals. BPM involves the deliberate, collaborative and increasingly technology-aided ...

  7. Process philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Process philosophy, also ontology of becoming, or processism, [1] is an approach in philosophy that identifies processes, changes, or shifting relationships as the only real experience of everyday living. [2] In opposition to the classical view of change as illusory (as argued by Parmenides) or accidental (as argued by Aristotle), process ...

  8. Stochastic process - Wikipedia

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    Introduction. A stochastic or random process can be defined as a collection of random variables that is indexed by some mathematical set, meaning that each random variable of the stochastic process is uniquely associated with an element in the set. [4] [5] The set used to index the random variables is called the index set.

  9. Process (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Process (engineering) In engineering, a process is a series of interrelated tasks that, together, transform inputs into a given output. [1] These tasks may be carried out by people, nature or machines using various resources; an engineering process must be considered in the context of the agents carrying out the tasks and the resource ...