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“We can draw upon the strictly mathematical definition of “ergodic” here: “relating to or denoting systems or processes with the property that, given sufficient time, they include or impinge on all points in a given space and can be represented statistically by a reasonably large selection of points.” I wonder whether all systems could be represented statistically by a “reasonably” large selection of points, but that point about a system or process including or impinging upon all points in a given space is on point (but doesn’t the reference to “sufficient” time make this rather expansive as well? Perhaps given sufficient time and reasonable size all systems are erogdic): let’s just say that ergodism entails conferring meaning on any “point” within the system (any sign) in accord with its immediate or more or less likely or indirect “impingement” upon some other and ultimately every other sign in the system.”

— Adam Katz, Ergodism · Nov 04, 2021 · Bouvard Substack