ergodic

English

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary erg- +‎ -ode (+ -ic)

Disputations are held about the true etymological origin: ἔργον + ὁδός versus ἔργον + εἶδος.

Adjective

ergodic (comparative more ergodic, superlative most ergodic)

1. (mathematics, physics) Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to previously experienced state.
2. (statistics, engineering) Of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sample of sufficient size is equally representative of the whole.

Derived terms

• ergodic hypothesis
• ergodic theory

Translations

of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to previously experienced state

• French: ergodique (fr)
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• German: ergodisch

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