sto'chastically
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| —adj | |
| 1. | statistics |
| a. (of a random variable) having a probability distribution, usually with finite variance | |
| b. (of a process) involving a random variable the successive values of which are not independent | |
| c. (of a matrix) square with non-negative elements that add to unity in each row | |
| 2. | rare involving conjecture |
| [C17: from Greek stokhastikos capable of guessing, from stokhazesthai to aim at, conjecture, from stokhos a target] | |
| sto'chastically | |
| —adv | |
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