stochastic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /stəˈkæstɪk/ UK /stəˈkæstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
randomly determined; involving probability or chance

Weather is modeled as a stochastic process full of uncertainty.

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Synonyms

1 adj · randomly determined;... randomprobabilisticchancealeatoryindeterministichaphazard

Opposites

deterministic predictable certain fixed

Word family

Derived forms stochasticallystochasticity

Etymology

From Ancient Greek 'stochastikos', able to guess, conjecturing, from 'stochazesthai', to aim at, guess, from 'stochos', a target, aim.

stochastikos Ancient Greek stochos Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# stochastic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /stəˈkæstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /stəˈkæstɪk/

## Meanings
1. randomly determined; involving probability or chance

## Examples
- Weather is modeled as a stochastic process full of uncertainty.

## Synonyms
- random
- probabilistic
- chance
- aleatory
- indeterministic
- haphazard

## Antonyms
- deterministic
- predictable
- certain
- fixed

## Derived Forms
- stochastically
- stochasticity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stochastikos
- Root: stochos

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek 'stochastikos', able to guess, conjecturing, from 'stochazesthai', to aim at, guess, from 'stochos', a target, aim.

## AI Etymology
Stochastic is from Ancient Greek 'stochastikos', able to guess, conjecturing, from 'stochazesthai', to aim at, guess, from 'stochos', a target, aim. Important recorded forms include stochastikos (Ancient Greek) and stochos (Ancient Greek). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers randomly determined; involving probability or chance. The wider family includes derived forms such as stochastically and stochasticity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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