stochastically
|sto-chas-tic-al-ly|
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/stəˈkæs.tɪk/
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/stəˈkɒs.tɪk/
(stochastic)
involving randomness
Etymology
'stochastic' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'stochastikos', where the root 'stoch-' meant 'aim' or 'guess'.
'stochastic' changed from the Greek word 'stochastikos' to Medieval/Modern Latin 'stochasticus' and then entered English as 'stochastic', with the adverb formed by adding '-ally' to produce 'stochastically'.
Initially it meant 'skilled at guessing' or 'relating to aiming/guessing', but over time it evolved to its current meaning of 'involving chance or probability'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner involving randomness, chance, or probability; unpredictably.
The particles were distributed stochastically across the field.
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Adverb 2
as the adverbial form of 'stochastic': according to a stochastic process or probabilistic model (technical/mathematical usage).
Model parameters were updated stochastically during each iteration of the algorithm.
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Last updated: 2025/11/15 22:12