Well I ::know:: that it's used for density and volatility estimation in chemistry. As well as like, they used stochastics algorithms in MRI scan to smooth out the data collected. -S -----Original Message----- From: David Silberstein [mailto:davids at Kithrup.COM] Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 5:52 PM To: Dragaera List Subject: RE: vlad On Thu, 1 Apr 2004, Sunny Han wrote: >Poker probability? Can you think of a better example of applied stochastics? Well, besides the stock market. ObEtymology: [Greek stokhastikos, from stokhastes, diviner, from stokhazesthai, to guess at, from stokhos, aim, goal. See stegh- in Indo-European Roots.]