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stochastic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/stɒˈkæstɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stə kas′tik)

sto•chas•tic (stə kas′tik),USA pronunciation adj. [Statistics.]

Statisticsof 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.

Greek stochastikós, equivalent. to stochas- (variant stem of stocházesthai to aim at) + -tikos -tic
1655–65

sto•chas′ti•cal•ly, adv.

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stochastic /stɒˈkæstɪk/ adj

- (of a random variable) having a probability distribution, usually with finite variance
- (of a process) involving a random variable the successive values of which are not independent
- (of a matrix) square with non-negative elements that add to unity in each row
rare involving conjecture

Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek stokhastikos capable of guessing, from stokhazesthai to aim at, conjecture, from stokhos a target

'stochastic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

statistical independence - stochastic independence - stochastic matrix - stochastic variable

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