stokkastiske
Stokkastiske is a Norwegian adjective used to describe phenomena, models, or analyses that involve randomness or probability. The closest English equivalent is stochastic. In scientific writing, stokkastiske is used to contrast with deterministic models, where outcomes are fully determined by initial conditions.
Origin and form: The term traces to the Greek stokhastikos, via Latin and Scandinavian language families. In
Usage and examples: Stokkastiske models are central in probability theory, statistics, finance, and physics. They describe
See also: stochastic process, probability distribution, random variable, Monte Carlo method, Markov chain. These related concepts