probabilistic
adjective
prob·a·bi·lis·tic
ˌprä-bə-bə-ˈli-stik 
1
: of or relating to probabilism
2
: of, relating to, or based on probability
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Another is Extropic, which is developing probabilistic AI chips based on a different technical approach.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
To address these gaps, the researchers developed a hybrid system that combines deep learning with probabilistic filtering.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The science of context engineering is building non-deterministic systems and still getting meaningful work done—and doing it with a probabilistic sense, but not a deterministic sense.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
My students, like most people, sometimes approach conversations guessing what the other person will say, as if human thought consisted of probabilistic tokens.
—Julia Fisher, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
To address these gaps, the researchers developed a hybrid system that combines deep learning with probabilistic filtering.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The science of context engineering is building non-deterministic systems and still getting meaningful work done—and doing it with a probabilistic sense, but not a deterministic sense.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
My students, like most people, sometimes approach conversations guessing what the other person will say, as if human thought consisted of probabilistic tokens.
—Julia Fisher, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Probabilistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probabilistic. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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