Stochastic (Adjective)

Meaning

Being or having a random variable; "a stochastic variable"; "stochastic processes".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The stock market's behavior is a stochastic process, making it difficult to predict with certainty.
• In the field of operations research, stochastic variables are used to model real-world systems that involve uncertainty.
• The researcher studied the stochastic nature of gene expression, where the presence of certain genes is random and unpredictable.
• The company's financial models accounted for stochastic factors, such as changes in interest rates and market fluctuations.
• The stochastic process of Brownian motion is a fundamental concept in physics and mathematics, describing the random movement of particles.