Definition of ERGODIC

ergodic

Meanings

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.

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 is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ergodic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ergodic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

ergodic is a valid Words With Friends word