stochasticity

Definitions

The quality or state of being random or determined by chance.

The property of a process involving a sequence of random variables.

Examples

The inherent stochasticity of the climate system makes long-term weather forecasting incredibly challenging.

Researchers must account for stochasticity in biological processes when modeling the spread of a virus through a population.

Synonyms

randomness chance unpredictability aleatory nature statistical variability haphazardness indeterminacy

Antonyms

determinism certainty predictability order regularity systematic nature precision