ergodic

Pronunciation: /ɜɹˈɡɑdɪk/

The English word “ergodic” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state.
Of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sample of sufficient size is equally representative of the whole.
Of or relating to a literary work that requires nontrivial effort on the reader's part to traverse.

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ergo- + -ode (+ -ic). The etymological origin is disputed: ἔργον (érgon) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”) versus ἔργον (érgon) + εἶδος (eîdos, “image”).

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