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sto·chas·tic

(stō-kăs′tĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characterized by conjecture; conjectural.

2. Statistics Involving or containing a random variable or process: stochastic calculus; a stochastic simulation.

[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

(stɒˈkæstɪk)

adj

1. (Statistics) 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]

stoˈchastically adv

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sto•chas•tic

(stəˈkæs tɪk)

adj. 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.

[1655–65; < Greek stochastikós proceeding by conjecture =stochas(tḗs) diviner (stochad-, base of stocházesthai to aim at + -tēs agent suffix) + -ikos -ic]

sto•chas′ti•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj. 1. stochastic - being or having a random variable; "a stochastic variable"; "stochastic processes"

statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

random - lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell at random"; "random movements"

Translations

stokastisk

stochastisch

estocástico

juhuslik

stokastinen

stochastique

stocastico

stochastyczny

estocástico

stocastic

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