MARTINGDALE
\mˈɑːtɪŋdˌe͡ɪl], \mˈɑːtɪŋdˌeɪl], \m_ˈɑː_t_ɪ_ŋ_d_ˌeɪ_l]\
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Stochastic process in which at any stage an observation's expected value, conditional on all previous observations, is equal to the most recent prior observation. Named after the harness that holds a horse's head in a fixed position such that its teeth parallel the ground.
By Henry Campbell Black
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).