Definitions for ergodicity-gəˈdɪs ɪ ti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
er•god•ic*ɜrˈgɒd ɪk(adj.)
pertaining to the condition that, in an interval of sufficient duration, a system will return to states that are closely similar to previous ones: the basis of statistical methods used in modern dynamics and atomic theory.
Category: Math
* Math., Statistics..
Origin of ergodic:
1925–30; erg - + Gk (h)od(ós) way, road + -ic
er`go•dic′i•ty-gəˈdɪs ɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ergodicity(noun)
an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
Wiktionary
ergodicity(Noun)
The condition of being ergodic
ergodicity(Noun)
The extent to which something is ergodic
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