# Metropolis-Hastings algorithm

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A Markov chain Monte Carlo method for obtaining a sequence of random samples from a probability distribution from which direct sampling is difficult.

## Etymology
Named after Nicholas Metropolis and W. K. Hastings.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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