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Stochastic
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from the Greek "stochos" or "goal", means of, relating to, or characterized by conjecture and randomness. A stochastic process is one whose behavior is non-deterministic in that the next state of the environment is partially but not fully determined by the previous state of the environment. An antonym is astochastic, because its being one is predicated on having an opposite.
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Ideas
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An idea is a specific thought which arises in the mind. The human capacity to generate ideas is associated with the capacity for reason, self-reflection, and the ability to acquire and apply wisdom. Ideas give rise to concepts, which are the basis for any kind of knowledge whether science or philosophy. However, in a popular sense, an idea can arise even when there is no serious reflection, for example, when we talk about the idea of a person or a place.
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