stochastic
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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
Published in Physical Review Letters, the research introduces fresh calculations that point to a previously unexplored process in which so-called stochastic gravitational waves could give rise to dark matter.
From Science Daily • 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
Like other group behaviors, traffic exhibits statistical and stochastic patterns, with variations summed over vast regularity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
However, economics has some purely stochastic models of itself too.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
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