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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.

[From at random, by chance, at great speed, from Middle English randon, speed, violence, from Old French, from randir, to run, of Germanic origin.]

random·ly adv.
random·ness n.

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

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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

random
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Spanish random [ˈrændəm] adjfortuito, sin orden;
(COMPUT, MATH) → aleatorio
n at random → al azar

French random [ˈrændəm] adjfait(e) or établi(e) au hasard;
(Comput), (Math) → aléatoire
n at random → au hasard

German random [ˈrændəm] adj (arrangement) → willkürlich;
(selection) → zufällig;
(Comput) → wahlfrei;
(Math) → Zufalls-
n at random → aufs Geratewohl

Italian random [ˈrændəm] adjfatto/a or detto/a per caso;
(COMPUT, MATH) → casuale
n at random → a casaccio

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Next day you repeat the experiment, and you find that the cat gets out much more quickly than the first time, although it still makes some random movements.
She was splendid and robust, and had never appeared handsomer than in the old blue gown, with a red silk handkerchief knotted at random around her head to protect her hair from the dust.
It occurred to me, now, as it ought to have done before, that as the table was round, it was therefore of no value as a base to aim from; so I moved off once more, and at random among the wilderness of chairs and sofas-- wandering off into unfamiliar regions, and presently knocked a candlestick and knocked off a lamp, grabbed at the lamp and knocked off a water pitcher with a rattling crash, and thought to myself, "I've found you at last--I judged I was close upon you.
 
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