ergodic
[ ur-god-ik ]
adjectiveMathematics, Statistics.
of or relating 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 of ergodic
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- er·go·dic·i·ty [ur-guh-dis-i-tee], /ˌɜr gəˈdɪs ɪ ti/, noun
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How to use ergodic in a sentence
He introduced new ideas, like the entropy rate of a probabilistic model, which have been applied in far-ranging branches of mathematics such as ergodic theory, the study of long-term behavior of dynamical systems.
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