Stochastic
Stochastic (from the Greek στόχος for aim or guess) means random. A stochastic process is one whose behavior is non-deterministic, in that a system's subsequent state is determined both by the process's predictable actions and by a random element. However, according to M. Kac[1] and E. Nelson[2], any kind of time development (be it deterministic or essentially probabilistic) which is analyzable in terms of probability deserves the name of stochastic
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
L’esprit de l’escalier
L’esprit de l’escalier
Usually translated as “staircase wit”, is the act of thinking of a clever comeback when it is too late to deliver it.
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