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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

Combining the stochastic oscillator with support and resistance improves results.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The researchers call their approach the stochastic siren method, reflecting the random nature of the collisions that contribute to the gravitational-wave background.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 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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