ergodic
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er·go·dic

adjective \(ˌ)ər-ˈgä-dik, -ˈgō-\

Definition of ERGODIC

1
: of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sizable sample is equally representative of the whole (as in regard to a statistical parameter)
2
: involving or relating to the probability that any state will recur; especially : having zero probability that any state will never recur
er·go·dic·i·ty \ˌər-gə-ˈdi-sə-tē\ noun

Origin of ERGODIC

International Scientific Vocabulary erg- + -ode
First Known Use: 1926

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

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