| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "ERGODICITY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1971. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ERGODICITY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Statistics | Generally, this word denotes a property of certain systems which develop through time according to probabilistic laws. Under certain circumstances a system will tend in probability to a limiting form which is independent of the initial position from which it started. This is the ergodic property. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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