[sdiy] stokastatron

[Aaron Lanterman]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2006, synchro1 wrote:

> 2) In mathematics, a stochastic approach is one in which values are 
> obtained from a corresponding sequence of jointly distributed random 
> variables. Classic examples of the stochastic process are guessing the

6 of one, half dozen of the other. :)

We call those "random processes" just as often. "Stochastic" just sounds 
cooler, and can be used more broadly without sounding silly - for 
instance, nobody would take us seriously if we said we were taking a 
"random approach" to a problem. ;)

- Aaron, who taught the graduate ECE random processes course when he was 
at UIUC

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