ergodic

== English == === Etymology === International Scientific Vocabulary ergo- +‎ -ode (+ -ic). The etymological origin is disputed: ἔργον (érgon) +‎ ὁδός (hodós, “way”) versus ἔργον (érgon) +‎ εἶδος (eîdos, “image”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɜɹˈɡɑdɪk/, /ɜɹˈɡoʊdɪk/ === Adjective === ergodic (comparative more ergodic, superlative most ergodic) (mathematics, physics) Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state. (statistics, engineering) Of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sample of sufficient size is equally representative of the whole. (literature, information science) Of or relating to a literary work that requires nontrivial effort on the reader's part to traverse. ==== Antonyms ==== nonergodic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== === Anagrams === codgier