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Re:A sticky problem that evaporated by Fredej on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:45AM (#21979063)
I do think there's some value in being able to tersely express your exact point to a peer.

For example "a random process" could mean "any process in existence" whereas "a stochastic process" clearly states stochastic as being a property of the process.

I however agree that things can sometimes get a bit wrapped up in sounding cool just to sound cool.

Re:A sticky problem that evaporated by subroutine on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @02:24PM (#21983644)
As a rule of thumb you should never use a big word when a diminutive word will suffice.