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ergodicity • n., In mathematics and physics, the adjective ergodic is used to imply that a system satisfies the ergodic hypothesis of thermodynamics or that it is a system studied in ergodic theory. "...the word ergodic is derived from the Greek words έργον and όδος, work and path. This was chosen by Boltzmann while working on a problem in statistical mechanics."
I stumbled upon the word at Dr. Judith Curry's blog, Climate, Etc. It is clearly a most useful word for describing a very specific characteristic of a dynamic system's responses.
http://judithcurry.com/2011/03/05/chaos-ergodicity-and-attractors/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergodicity