ergodic
adjective
er·go·dic
(ˌ)ər-ˈgä-dik 
-ˈgō-
-ˈgō-
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
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But others saw the promise of the connection between ergodic theory and combinatorics.
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
That system is non-ergodic.
—Evan Coopersmith, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
Furstenberg was most interested in something called ergodic theory.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
All three were well versed in applying ergodic theory techniques to combinatorics.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
But is the link between training load and recovery ergodic?
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2022
In technical terms, the difference between the two situations is that the dice data is ergodic, a term coined in the 1870s by the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann, whereas the typing data is nonergodic.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2022
Results like Roth’s theorem and Szemeredi’s theorem establish bounds on the sizes of these sets and their variations, often using advanced mathematics (like ergodic theory and Fourier transforms) and huge numbers.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2020
In ergodic theory, mathematicians use observed points and trajectories to form educated hypotheses about what entire systems are doing.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
That system is non-ergodic.
—Evan Coopersmith, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
Furstenberg was most interested in something called ergodic theory.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
All three were well versed in applying ergodic theory techniques to combinatorics.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
But is the link between training load and recovery ergodic?
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2022
In technical terms, the difference between the two situations is that the dice data is ergodic, a term coined in the 1870s by the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann, whereas the typing data is nonergodic.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2022
Results like Roth’s theorem and Szemeredi’s theorem establish bounds on the sizes of these sets and their variations, often using advanced mathematics (like ergodic theory and Fourier transforms) and huge numbers.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2020
In ergodic theory, mathematicians use observed points and trajectories to form educated hypotheses about what entire systems are doing.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
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“Ergodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ergodic. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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