sto|chas|tic

sto|chas|tic
sto|chas|tic «stoh KAS tihk», adjective.
having to do with a random variable or variables; involving chance or probability: »

Stochastic processes arise in physics, astronomy, economics, genetics, ecology, and many other fields of science (Scientific American).

sto|chas´ti|cal|ly, adverb.
[< Greek stochastikós conjectural, ultimately < stóchos aim, guess]

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  • sto|chas´ti|cal|ly — sto|chas|tic «stoh KAS tihk», adjective. having to do with a random variable or variables; involving chance or probability: »Stochastic processes arise in physics, astronomy, economics, genetics, ecology, and many other fields of science… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chas — bom·ba·chas; chas·a·ble; chas·mal; chas·mic; chas·mo·gam·ic; chas·mog·a·my; chas·mo·phyte; chas·sé croi·sé; chas·seur; chas·sez; chas·si·gnite; chas·sis; chas·ta·cos·ta; chas·tek; chas·ten; chas·ten·er; chas·ten·ing·ly; chas·ten·ment; chas·tise;… …   English syllables

  • tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

  • stochastic — sto·chas·tic …   English syllables

  • stochastic — sto·chas·tic stə kas tik, stō adj 1) involving a random variable <a stochastic process> 2) involving chance or probability <a stochastic model of radiation induced mutation> sto·chas·ti·cal·ly ti k(ə )lē adv * * * sto·chas·tic (sto… …   Medical dictionary

  • stochastic — sto•chas•tic [[t]stəˈkæs tɪk[/t]] adj. Statistics. sta 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 • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. random; chance; involving probability; opposite of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stochastically — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. random; chance; involving probability;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

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