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stochastic

[ stuh-kas-tik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Statistics.

of or relating to a process involving a randomly determined sequence of observations each of which is considered as a sample of one element from a probability distribution.

stochastic

/ stɒˈkæstɪk /

statistics
1. (of a random variable) having a probability distribution, usually with finite variance
2. (of a process) involving a random variable the successive values of which are not independent
3. (of a matrix) square with non-negative elements that add to unity in each row
rare.
involving conjecture

stochastic

/ stō-kăs′tĭk /

1655–65; < Greek stochastikós, equivalent to stochas- (variant stem of stocházesthai to aim at) + -tikos -tic

C17: from Greek stokhastikos capable of guessing, from stokhazesthai to aim at, conjecture, from stokhos a target

April 25, 2024firkin

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