stochastically
/stəˈkæstɪkli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a stochastic manner; by means of a process involving a randomly determined sequence of events.
Example Sentences
- "That is when we have no clear and distinct conception of the truth of a proposition (which is the knowledge of it and can never be false) we may notwithstanding, extend our assents further and judge stochastically, that is opine, this way or that way concerning it, and that sometimes with a great deal of confidence and assurance too."
- "In the table the scores from group A are stochastically smaller than those for B, C, or D because group A always has at least as many scores at or below a particular number as any of the other groups. Similarly, the scores from group B are stochastically smaller than those from group C."
- "In still other cases, the state of the system is stochastically determined or else assumed to be stochastically determined, that is, determined by a random factor."
Etymology
From stochastic + -ally.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /stəˈkæstɪkli/
- British English: /stəˈkæstɪkli/
Inflected Forms
more stochastically (comparative)
most stochastically (superlative)