ergodicity
Noun
Meaning
an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
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Examples
Mutation alone can provide ergodicity of the overall genetic algorithm process (seen as a Markov chain ).
The validity of the continuum assumption may be verified by a theoretical analysis, in which either some clear periodicity is identified or statistical homogeneity and ergodicity of the microstructure exists.