ergodic
Adjective Satellite
- positive recurrent aperiodic state of stochastic systems; tending in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
Adj
- Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state.
- Of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sample of sufficient size is equally representative of the whole.
- Of or relating to a literary work that requires nontrivial effort on the reader's part to traverse.
Adjective
- Relating to a process where every state will eventually recur.
Examples
- An ergodic game state means that even a bad board will eventually offer good plays.
Origin / Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary ergo- + -ode (+ -ic). The etymological origin is disputed: ἔργον (érgon) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”) versus ἔργον (érgon) + εἶδος (eîdos, “image”).
Scrabble Score: 11
ergodic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordergodic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ergodic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
ergodic: valid Words With Friends Word