The Naming Game » Form stochasticity in the Naming Game
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In this graph, stochasticity is initially high: the language is slow to stabilize, because word forms are not reliably communicated. Reducing the stochasticity allows the formation of a stable language. When the stochasticity is returned to the previous, higher value in the third phase, communication is able to continue because the existence of a shared language allows hearers to compensate for errors in transmission.
