adjective
- involving or characterized by randomness or probability; having a random element that follows statistical patterns
Usage: technical; mathematics; statistics
Examples
- The stochastic model helped predict market fluctuations.
- Weather patterns often follow stochastic processes.
- The researcher used stochastic sampling methods.
- Stochastic calculus is used in financial mathematics.
- The system’s behavior was stochastic rather than deterministic.
- Computer simulations often incorporate stochastic elements.