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sto⋅chas⋅tic
[stuh-kas-tik]
–adjective Statistics.
| of or pertaining 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. |
Origin:
1655–65; < Gk stochastikós, equiv. to stochas- (var. s. of stocházesthai to aim at) + -tikos -tic
1655–65; < Gk stochastikós, equiv. to stochas- (var. s. of stocházesthai to aim at) + -tikos -tic

Related forms:
sto⋅chas⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Stochastic
Sto*chas"tic\ (st[-o]*k[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. stochastiko`s, from stocha`zesqai to aim, to guess, fr. sto`chos mark or aim.]1. Conjectural; able to conjecture. [Obs.] --Whitefoot.
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stochastic
1662, "pertaining to conjecture," from Gk. stokhastikos "able to guess, conjecturing," from stokhazesthai "guess," from stokhos "a guess, aim, target, mark," lit. "pointed stick set up for archers to shoot at" (see sting). The sense of "randomly determined" is first recorded 1934, from Ger. Stochastik.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: sto·chas·tic
Pronunciation: st&-'kas-tik, stO-
Function: adjective
1 : involving a random variable stochastic process>
2 : involving chance or probability stochastic model of radiation-induced mutation> —sto·chas·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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stochastic (stō-kās'tĭk) Pronunciation Key
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stochastic
probabilistic
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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