English Explanatory Dictionary

stochastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Random, randomly determined.

Pronunciation

/stəˈkæstɪk/ en-us-stochastic.ogg /ˈstoʊkæstɪk/ /ˈstoʊt͡ʃæstɪk/ /ˈstəʉkæstɪk/

Word forms

stochastic more stochastic most stochastic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στοχαστικός (stokhastikós), from στοχάζομαι (stokházomai, “aim at a target, guess”), from στόχος (stókhos, “an aim, a guess”).

Synonyms

aleatory random haphazard

Derived words

astochastic bistochastic dynamic stochastic general equilibrium magnetostochastic nonstochastic quasistochastic stochastical stochastically stochastic calculus stochastic differential equation stochasticism stochasticity stochastic matrix stochastic parrot stochastic process stochastics stochastic terror stochastic terrorism stochastic terrorist stoquastic substochastic
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