stochastic
C2CEFR level
80/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister
General adjective
Governed by random probability rather than by fixed, predictable rules.
Gene mutation is a stochastic process, striking unpredictably across the genome.
Business adjective
Governed by random variation and modelled through probability distributions rather than fixed values.
A stochastic model generated thousands of loss scenarios to estimate the capital the insurer should hold.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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