stochastic
(adjective) being or having a random variable; “a stochastic variable”; “stochastic processes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stochastic (comparative more stochastic, superlative most stochastic)
Random, randomly determined.
The term refers to the process of determination being random, regardless of any particular outcome. Flipping a fair coin that lands heads 100 times in a row (in practice, impossibly unlikely, or proof that the coin is not a fair one) could still be contemplated as the outcome of a stochastic procedure.
• probabilistic
• octastichs
Source: Wiktionary
Sto*chas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Conjectural; able to conjecture. [Obs.] Whitefoot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 February 2025
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
