Definition
In literature: requiring non-trivial effort to traverse the text; a work where the reader must actively navigate, choose, or decode the reading path.
Etymology
Coined for literary theory from Greek 'ergon' (work) + 'hodos' (path). Think: House of Leaves, choose-your-own-adventure books, hypertext fiction. Reading as physical and mental labor.
Kelly Says
Books where you have to WORK to read them! 'House of Leaves' makes you turn the book upside down! Choose-your-own-adventures let you CHOOSE the path! Ergodic literature makes reading an ADVENTURE, not a straight line! 📖🗺ï¸
Translations
ARالعربية
إيرغوديكي
ʾīr.ɣū.dī.kī
BNবাংলা
অর্গোডিক
ar.ɡo.ḍik
CACatalà
ergòdic
er.ɡo.ðik
CSČeština
ergodický
ɛr.ɡo.dɪts.ki
DADansk
ergodisk
ɛr.ɡo.disk
DEDeutsch
ergodisch
ɛʁ.ɡo.dɪʃ
ELΕλληνικά
εργοδικός
er.ɡo.ði.kós
ESEspañol
ergódico
er.ˈɣo.ði.ko
FAفارسی
ارگودیک
ar.ɡo.dik
FISuomi
ergodinen
er.ɡo.di.nen
FRFrançais
ergodique
ɛʁ.ɡɔ.dik
HIहिन्दी
अर्गोडिक
ar.gō.ḍik
HUMagyar
ergodikus
er.ɡo.di.kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
ergodik
er.ɡo.dik
ITItaliano
ergodico
er.ɡoˈdi.ko
JA日本語
エルゴード的
erugōdo tekī
KKKK
эргодикалық
e.rɡo.di.kɑ.lɯq
KMKM
អឺហ្គូឌិក
ʔaek.kuu diːk
MSBahasa Melayu
ergodik
er.ɡo.dik
MYမြန်မာ
အာဂိုဒစ်
ʔaː.ɡoʊ.ðɪʔ
NLNederlands
ergodisch
ɛr.ɣo.dɪs
NONorsk
ergodisk
ɛr.ɡo.disk
PLPolski
ergodyczny
ɛr.ɡɔ.dɨtʂ.nɨ
PTPortuguês
ergódico
er.ˈɡɔ.dʒi.ku
RORomână
ergodic
er.ɡo.dik
RUРусский
эргодический
ɛrɡɐˈdʲitɕɪskɪj
SVSvenska
ergodisk
ɛr.ɡo.disk
SWKiswahili
ergodi
er.ɡo.di
TAதமிழ்
அர்கோடிக்
ar.kō.ṭik
TEతెలుగు
అర్గోడిక్
ar.ɡo.ḍik
THไทย
อีร์โกดิก
ʔiːk.kō.dìk
TLTL
pangkalahatan
pang.ka.la.ha.tan
TRTürkçe
ergodik
er.ɡo.dik
UKУкраїнська
ергодичний
er.ɦo.dɪtʃ.nɪj
VITiếng Việt
ngẫu nhiên
ŋa.u nhien
ZUZU
isikhulumi esingazi
isi.khu.lumi e.si.nga.zi