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ergodicity

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being ergodic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

The extent to which something is ergodic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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noun

Meaning 3

an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: randomness, haphazardness, stochasticity, noise

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ergodic Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ergodicity From ergodic + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ergodisiteit — condition of being ergodic
  • Catalan: ergodicitat — condition of being ergodic
  • Dutch: ergodiciteit — condition of being ergodic
  • French: ergodicité — condition of being ergodic
  • German: Ergodizität — condition of being ergodic
  • Greek: εργοδικότητα (ergodikótita) — condition of being ergodic
  • Italian: ergodicità — condition of being ergodic
  • Polish: ergodyczność — condition of being ergodic
  • Russian: эргоди́чность (ergodíčnostʹ) — condition of being ergodic
  • Spanish: ergodicidad — condition of being ergodic
  • Swedish: ergodicitet — condition of being ergodic
  • Ukrainian: ергоди́чність (erhodýčnistʹ) — condition of being ergodic