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sto⋅chas⋅tic

  [stuh-kas-tik]
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–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

Related forms:
sto⋅chas⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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sto·chas·tic   (stō-kās'tĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by conjecture; conjectural.
  2. Statistics
    1. Involving or containing a random variable or variables: stochastic calculus.
    2. Involving chance or probability: a stochastic stimulation.

[Greek stokhastikos, from stokhastēs, diviner, from stokhazesthai, to guess at, from stokhos, aim, goal; see stegh- in Indo-European roots.]
sto·chas'ti·cal·ly adv.
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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.
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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 
  1. Involving or containing a random variable or variables.
  2. Involving chance or probability.

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stochastic
probabilistic

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