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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random

(ˈrændəm)

adj

1. lacking any definite plan or prearranged order; haphazard: a random selection.

2. (Statistics) statistics

a. having a value which cannot be determined but only described probabilistically: a random variable.

b. chosen without regard to any characteristics of the individual members of the population so that each has an equal chance of being selected: random sampling.

3. informal (of a person) unknown: some random guy waiting for a bus.

n

at random in a purposeless fashion; not following any prearranged order

[C14: from Old French randon, from randir to gallop, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German rinnan to run]

ˈrandomly adv

ˈrandomness n

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ran•dom

(ˈræn dəm)

adj.

1. occurring or done without definite aim, reason, or pattern: random examples.

2. Statistics. of or characterizing a process of selection in which each item of a set has an equal probability of being chosen.

3. Building Trades.

a. (of building materials) lacking uniformity of dimensions: random shingles.

b. (of ashlar) laid without continuous courses.

c. constructed or applied without regularity: random bond.

adv.

4. Building Trades. without uniformity: random-sized slates.

Idioms:

at random, without regard to rules, schedules, etc.; haphazardly.

[1275–1325; Middle English raundon, random < Old French randon, derivative of randir to gallop < Germanic]

ran′dom•ly, adv.

ran′dom•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

random - lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell at random"; "random movements" nonrandom - not random

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random

adjective

1. chance, spot, casual, stray, accidental, arbitrary, incidental, indiscriminate, haphazard, unplanned, fortuitous, aimless, desultory, hit or miss, purposeless, unpremeditated, adventitious The competitors will be subject to random drug testing.
chance planned, intended, specific, deliberate, definite, premeditated

2. casual, arbitrary, indiscriminate, unplanned, aimless, purposeless, unpremeditated random violence against innocent children

at random haphazardly, randomly, arbitrarily, casually, accidentally, irregularly, by chance, indiscriminately, aimlessly, willy-nilly, unsystematically, purposelessly, adventitiously We received several answers and we picked one at random.

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random

adjective

Having no particular pattern, purpose, organization, or structure:

chance, desultory, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, spot, unplanned.

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Translations

عشوائيعَشْوائيعَشْوَائِيّ

náhodnýnamátkový

tilfældig

zufälligwillkürlich

τυχαίος

aleatorioal azar

juhuslik, suvalinesuvakas

asiaankuulumatonirrallinennäennäissatunnainensatunnainentavallinen

aléatoireaccidentel

nasumičan

találomvéletlenvéletlenszerű

handahófskenndur

casualeun campione casualecaso

ランダムな手当たり次第の無作為な適当

무작위의

fortuitus

kaip papuolanesirenkant

gadījuma-nejaušs

willekeurigtoevallig

tilfeldiguten plan

przypadkowy

aleatório

случайныйнеуместныйпервый попавшийсяпроизвольныйпсевдослучайный

na sleposlučajen

slumpartad

โดยการสุ่ม

rastgelegelişigüzel

ngẫu nhiên

任意的随便的

random

[ˈrændəm]

A. ADJ

1. (= haphazard) [arrangement] → hecho al azar
a random selection → una selección hecha al azar
a wall built of random stones → un muro hecho con piedras elegidas al azar

2. (= capricious, indiscriminate) → caprichoso
a random shot → un disparo hecho sin apuntar, una bala perdida

3. (Statistics, Maths) [sample, distribution] → aleatorio

B. N at random → al azar
we picked the number at random → elegimos el número al azar
to talk at random → hablar sin pesar las palabras
to hit out at random → repartir golpes por todos lados

C. CPD random access N (Comput) → acceso m aleatorio
random access memory N (Comput) → memoria f de acceso aleatorio

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random

[ˈrændəm]

adj

[selection, sample] → aléatoire; [drug testing] → inopiné(e); [words, events] → aléatoire; [violence, killings] → gratuit(e)
a random selection → une sélection aléatoire
a random sample of 930 women → un échantillon aléatoire de 930 femmes
in random order → par ordre aléatoire

(COMPUTING, MATHEMATICS) → aléatoire

n
at random → au hasard
We picked the number at random → Nous avons choisi le numéro au hasard.random access memory n → mémoire f vive, RAM f

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random

n at random (speak, walk, drive) → aufs Geratewohl; shoot, drop bombs → ziellos; take → wahllos; to hit out at random → ziellos um sich schlagen; to talk at random → ins Blaue hineinreden; a few examples chosen or taken at random → ein paar willkürlich gewählte Beispiele; he just said anything at random → er hat einfach irgendetwas gesagt, er hat einfach drauflosgeredet; I (just) chose one at random → ich wählte einfach irgendeine (Beliebige)

adj selection → willkürlich; sequence → zufällig; killed by a random bullet → von einer verirrten Kugel getötet; random breath/drug test → Stichprobe f → auf Alkohol im Atem/auf Drogen

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random

:

random number

n → Zufallszahl f

random sample

n → Stichprobe f

random sampling

n → Stichproben pl

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random

[ˈrændəm]

1. adj (arrangement) → casuale, fortuito/a; (selection, shot, killing) → a caso

2. n at random → a caso, a casaccio

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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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random

→ عَشْوَائِيّ náhodný tilfældig willkürlich τυχαίος al azar umpimähkäinen aléatoire nasumičan casuale 手当たり次第の 무작위의 willekeurig tilfeldig przypadkowy aleatório случайный slumpartad โดยการสุ่ม rastgele ngẫu nhiên 任意的

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random

adj aleatorio; in random fashion..en forma aleatoria; at — al azar

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