stochastic

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sto·chas·tic | \ stə-ˈka-stik

, stō- \

Definition of stochastic

1 : random specifically : involving a random variable a stochastic process

2 : involving chance or probability : probabilistic a stochastic model of radiation-induced mutation

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Recent Examples on the Web The evidence for stochastic parroting is fundamentally incontrovertible, rooted in the very nature of the technology. — Stephen Marche, The New Yorker, 23 July 2021 The 12x3x3 weekly slow stochastic reading is at 92.85 above 90.00. — Richard Henry Suttmeier, Forbes, 7 July 2021 Note that the 13x3x3 weekly slow stochastic reading is declining at 22.62. — Richard Henry Suttmeier, Forbes, 24 June 2021 Pepsi has a positive but overbought weekly chart with its weekly slow stochastic reading above 90.00, as an inflating parabolic bubble. — Richard Henry Suttmeier, Forbes, 18 June 2021 At the beginning of the year the stochastic reading was above 90.00 as an inflating parabolic bubble. — Richard Henry Suttmeier, Forbes, 1 June 2021 The weekly chart was downgraded to neutral during the week of May 2 when its 12-week slow stochastic reading fell below 80.00. — Richard Henry Suttmeier, Forbes, 24 May 2021 Given this break lower, its 12-week slow stochastic reading declined to 65.49, down from 68.22. — Richard Henry Suttmeier, Forbes, 11 May 2021 Its 12x3x3 weekly slow stochastic reading is rising at 72.37. — Richard Henry Suttmeier, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021

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