STOCHASTIC

stochastic

(adjective) being or having a random variable; ā€œa stochastic variableā€; ā€œstochastic processesā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

stochastic (comparative more stochastic, superlative most stochastic)

Random, randomly determined.

Usage notes

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.

Coordinate terms

• probabilistic

Anagrams

• octastichs

Source: Wiktionary


Sto*chas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Conjectural; able to conjecture. [Obs.] Whitefoot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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