I think most people use them as synonyms. In general usage, it can be appropriate. However, a probabilistic approach describes the occurrence of deterministic states with given probabilities, while stochastic processes are built up by sequential steps occurring with given probabilities.
Think of the difference between throwing a die once which determines the state you will arrive at and throwing a die multiple times where the resulting states are (can be) dependent on the previous states.
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