adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ ) ə r- ' gä-dik, - ' g ō -
Function: adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary erg- + -ode
Date: 1926
1 : of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sizable sample is equally representative of the whole (as in regard to a statistical parameter)
2 : involving or relating to the probability that any state will recur especially : having zero probability that any state will never recur
– er · go · dic · i · ty \ ˌ ə r-g ə - ' di-s ə -t ē \ noun