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stochastic

[stuh-kas-tik] / stəˈkæs tɪk /


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Sander Van Der Linden, a professor of social psychology at the University of Cambridge, uses the term "stochastic terrorism" to describe events like this.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

We use multiple indicators but rely most on the stochastic oscillator for timely indications of important highs and lows.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

This flexibility makes it useful not just for studying quantum gravity, but also for investigating stochastic gravitational waves, possible dark matter signals, and certain types of experimental noise.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Like other group behaviors, traffic exhibits statistical and stochastic patterns, with variations summed over vast regularity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

There are problems of measurement in y and X, the choice of the functional relationship, missing variables, and the choice of the stochastic specification itself.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas




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