ergodic
English
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary erg- + -ode (+ -ic)
Disputations[1][2] are held about the true etymological origin: ἔργον + ὁδός versus ἔργον + εἶδος.
Adjective
ergodic (comparative more ergodic, superlative most ergodic)
- (mathematics, physics) Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to previously experienced state.
- (statistics, engineering) Of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sample of sufficient size is equally representative of the whole.
Derived terms
- ergodic hypothesis
- ergodic theory