of or relating to the probability that any state will recur
ergodic in American English
(ɜːrˈɡɑdɪk)
adjective
Math & Statistics
of or pertaining to the condition that, in an interval of sufficient duration, a system will return to states that are closely similar to previous ones: the assumption of such a condition underlies statistical methods used in modern dynamics and atomic theory
Derived forms
ergodicity (ˌɜːrɡəˈdɪsɪti)
noun
Word origin
[1925–30; erg- + Gk (h)od(ós) way, road + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dropout, gimmick, off-line, recycle, turnaround-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Examples of 'ergodic' in a sentence
ergodic
Ergodic theory is a branch of which academic discipline?