stochastic model


stochastic model

A statistical model that attempts to account for randomness. The model aims to reproduce the sequence of events likely to occur in real life. See also: model

stochastic model

(sto-kas'tik, sto-) [Gr. stochastikos, conjecturing, guessing] See: model

stochastic model

any mathematical model of a system that is governed by the laws of probability and contains a randomized element (for example, a computer program that models a population controlled by the mechanisms of MENDELIAN GENETICS).