at random

ran·dom

 (răn′dəm)

adj.

1. Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective: random movements. See Synonyms at chance.

2. Mathematics & Statistics Of or relating to a type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.

3. Of or relating to an event in which all outcomes are equally likely, as in the testing of a blood sample for the presence of a substance.

Idiom:

at random

Without a governing design, method, or purpose; unsystematically: chose a card at random from the deck.

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[From at random, by chance, at great speed, from Middle English randon, random, speed, violence, surge, from Old French randon, from randir, to run, probably from Frankish *rand, border, margin (as of a field, used as a racecourse); akin to German Rand, edge.]

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ran′dom·ly adv.

ran′dom·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

at random - in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" arbitrarily, every which way, haphazardly, indiscriminately, randomly, willy-nilly

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Translations

عَشْوائِيّا

namátkou

aufs Geratewohl

satunnaisestiumpimähkään

au hasard

találomra

af handahófi

naslepo

gelişigüzelrastgele

任意地

random

(ˈrӕndəm) adjective

done etc without any particular plan or system; irregular. The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults. lukraak عَشْوائي произволен aleatório namátkový zufällig tilfældig τυχαίοςaleatorio, casual; sin orden juhuslik تصادفی؛ بدون هدف و نقشه قبلی satunnainen aléatoireאקראי सहसा उत्पन्न nasumičan véletlen, találom(ra vett) acak handahófskenndur casuale 手当りしだいの 임의의, 무작위의 atsitiktinis nejaušs; gadījuma- rawak willekeuriguten plan, på måfå, tilfeldig wyrywkowy, przypadkowy, losowy ناټاكلى، ګډوډه بى هدفه fortuito aleatoriu случайный, произвольный náhodný slučajen nasumičan slumpvis โดยการสุ่ม rastgele, gelişigüzel 隨機的 зроблений наздогад, випадковий بے سوچے سمجھے ngẫu nhiên 随便的

ˈrandomly adverb

ewekansig بصورةٍ عَشْوائِيَّه напосоки aleatoriamente náhodně zufällig tilfældigt στην τύχη al azar juhuslikult بی هدفانه satunnaisesti au hasardבאקראי यादृच्छिकता से nasumično véletlenül secara acak af handahófi a caso 手当りしだいに 닥치는 대로, 임의로 atsitiktinai, bet kaip nejauši; uz labu laimi secara rawak willekeurigpå slump, tilfeldig wyrywkowo, losowo بى هدفه a esmo la întâmplare случайно náhodne slučajno nasumično på måfå, slumpvis, slumpmässigt อย่างไร้แบบแผน gelişigüzel 隨機地 наздогад, навмання بے ترتیبی سے một cách ngẫu nhiên 随便地

at random

without any particular plan or system. The police were stopping cars at random and checking their brakes; Choose a number at random. ewekansig عَشْوائِيّا напосоки ao acaso namátkou aufs Geratewohl tilfældigt στην τύχη al azar pisteliselt به طور تصادفی satunnaisesti au hasardבאקראי यूंही nasumice találomra secara acak af handahófi a caso 手当りしだいに 무작위로 nesirenkant, kaip papuola uz labu laimi; brīvi izvēloties; gadījuma pēc rawak op goed geluk tilfeldig, vilkårlig; på slump na chybił trafił ناڅاپی ao acaso la întâmplare наобум náhodne, naslepo na slepo nasumično på måfå ไม่ได้วางแผนไว้ rastgele, gelişigüzel 隨意地 наздогад, навмання بغیر کسی سلسلے یا مناسبت کے ngẫu nhiên 任意地

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