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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · randomly determined;... randomprobabilisticchancealeatoryindeterministichaphazard ↔ Opposites deterministicpredictablecertainfixed Word family Derived forms stochasticallystochasticity Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown