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er⋅god⋅ic

  [ur-god-ik]
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–adjective Mathematics, Statistics.
of or pertaining to the condition that, in an interval of sufficient duration, a system will return to states that are closely similar to previous ones: the assumption of such a condition underlies statistical methods used in modern dynamics and atomic theory.
Origin:
1925–30; erg- + Gk (h)od(ós) way, road + -ic

Related forms:
er⋅go⋅dic⋅i⋅ty  [ur-guh-dis-i-tee] , noun
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