English
stochastics
From stochastic + -ics.
Formed from stochastic + -ics
Ancient Greek στόχος ‘an aim, a guess’
Ancient Greek στοχάζομαι ‘aim at a target, guess’
Ancient Greek στοχαστικός ‘Acting based on guesswork’
English stochastic
Today it means
noun The branch of statistics that deals with stochastic systems
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Etymograph / stochastics