stochastic terrorism

sto·chas·tic ter·ror·ism

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Definition of stochastic terrorism words

noun stochastic terrorism the public demonization of a person or group resulting in the incitement of a violent act, which is statistically probable but whose specifics cannot be predicted: The lone-wolf attack was apparently influenced by the rhetoric of stochastic terrorism. 1

before 2010

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 2010-15

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adjective

verb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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