Meet stochastic

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Earliest known poster for Meet stochastic.

In film and television, a meet stochastic is a scene in which the two people who will form a future romantic couple whose first meeting has the property of being well described by a random probability distribution.

Description

This type of scene is a staple of romantic number theory comedies, though it can also occur in topology and even graph theory.

Frequently, the meet stochastic leads to a humorous clash of conjectures, embarrassing half-finished papers, or comical incorrect equations that further prove the plot.

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External links

  • Meet cute @ Wikipedia - In film and television, a meet cute is a scene in which the two people who will form a future romantic couple meet for the first time, typically under unusual, humorous, or cute circumstances.
  • Stochastic @ Wikipedia - The property of being well described by a random probability distribution.

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (24 April 2023) - syntax, rewrite
  • Post @ Twitter (29 October 2022)