random

ran·dom  (rndm)

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, speed, violence, from Old French, from randir, to run, of Germanic origin.]

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random·ly adv.

random·ness n.

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random

Adjective

lacking any definite plan or prearranged order: a random sample

Noun

at random not following any prearranged order [Old French randir to gallop]

randomly adv
randomness n

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random  (rndm)

1. Relating to a type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.

2. 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.

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 << OPPOSITE planned

adjective 2. casual, arbitrary, indiscriminate, unplanned, aimless, purposeless, unpremeditated >> at random haphazardly, randomly, arbitrarily, casually, accidentally, irregularly, by chance, indiscriminately, aimlessly, willy-nilly, unsystematically, purposelessly, adventitiously

Translations

random [ˈrændəm] adj → fortuito, sin orden;

(COMPUT, MATH) → aleatorio

n at random → al azar

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random [ˈrændəm] adj → fait(e) or établi(e) au hasard;

(Comput), (Math) → aléatoire

n at random → au hasard

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random [ˈrændəm] adj (arrangement) → willkürlich;

(selection) → zufällig;

(Comput) → wahlfrei;

(Math) → Zufalls-

n at random → aufs Geratewohl

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random [ˈrændəm] adj → fatto/a or detto/a per caso;

(COMPUT, MATH) → casuale

n at random → a casaccio