 ##  [Ergodicity](/ergodicity) 

  ##  [Ergodicity](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/ergodicity-0) 

  
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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

A property of a dynamical system with an invariant probability measure: the system is ergodic if, for almost every initial condition, time averages of integrable observables equal their ensemble (space) average with respect to that measure.