[Learn] Process

Process is typically described as a well-established way of achieving or accomplishing things. As could be observed anywhere, processes follow routines that give dynamic to our surroundings. Without understanding of the underlying process, results observed could not be made sense of sometimes. Gathering a good sense of the process allows information to be transformed into knowledge.

At the same time, it does not necessarily mean that by following the very same process, a same (unique) destination would be resulted. Deterministic processes are vehicles that generate a predictable outcome at destination. Blindly following a process without knowing where it might lead you could cause undesirable consequences. The expectation of a deterministic process should be well defined and known at the time of observation, whereas for some non-deterministic or stochastic processes, the possibilities of paths that will be undertaken by the process would be unpredictable.

Fixing a deterministic process, following it throughout, usually gives us the desired result that is targeted initially. Similarly, fixing a target steers us in the right direction in reality. And very often, simply assuming process to be followed to be fixed and not prone to shocks is foolish. Hence, allowing for some sort of random factors to affect the process that we follow would add flexibility, which in turns will likely to generate an even better outcome, given we respond to these random shocks in real time sensibly.