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ran·dom·ize

 (răn′də-mīz′)
tr.v. ran·dom·ized, ran·dom·iz·ing, ran·dom·iz·es
To make random in arrangement, especially in order to control the variables in an experiment.
ran′dom·i·za′tion (-də-mĭ-zā′shən) n.
ran′dom·iz′er n.
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randomize

(ˈrændəˌmaɪz) or

randomise

vb
(Statistics) (tr) to set up (a selection process, sample, etc) in a deliberately random way in order to enhance the statistical validity of any results obtained
ˌrandomiˈzation, ˌrandomiˈsation n
ˈrandomˌizer, ˈrandomˌiser n
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ran•dom•ize

(ˈræn dəˌmaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to arrange, select, or distribute in a random manner.
[1925–30]
ran`dom•i•za′tion, n.
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randomize


Past participle: randomized
Gerund: randomizing

Imperative
randomize
randomize
Present
I randomize
you randomize
he/she/it randomizes
we randomize
you randomize
they randomize
Preterite
I randomized
you randomized
he/she/it randomized
we randomized
you randomized
they randomized
Present Continuous
I am randomizing
you are randomizing
he/she/it is randomizing
we are randomizing
you are randomizing
they are randomizing
Present Perfect
I have randomized
you have randomized
he/she/it has randomized
we have randomized
you have randomized
they have randomized
Past Continuous
I was randomizing
you were randomizing
he/she/it was randomizing
we were randomizing
you were randomizing
they were randomizing
Past Perfect
I had randomized
you had randomized
he/she/it had randomized
we had randomized
you had randomized
they had randomized
Future
I will randomize
you will randomize
he/she/it will randomize
we will randomize
you will randomize
they will randomize
Future Perfect
I will have randomized
you will have randomized
he/she/it will have randomized
we will have randomized
you will have randomized
they will have randomized
Future Continuous
I will be randomizing
you will be randomizing
he/she/it will be randomizing
we will be randomizing
you will be randomizing
they will be randomizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been randomizing
you have been randomizing
he/she/it has been randomizing
we have been randomizing
you have been randomizing
they have been randomizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been randomizing
you will have been randomizing
he/she/it will have been randomizing
we will have been randomizing
you will have been randomizing
they will have been randomizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been randomizing
you had been randomizing
he/she/it had been randomizing
we had been randomizing
you had been randomizing
they had been randomizing
Conditional
I would randomize
you would randomize
he/she/it would randomize
we would randomize
you would randomize
they would randomize
Past Conditional
I would have randomized
you would have randomized
he/she/it would have randomized
we would have randomized
you would have randomized
they would have randomized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.randomize - arrange in random order; "Randomize the order of the numbers"
randomise
disarrange - disturb the arrangement of; "disarrange the papers"
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Translations
randomisieren

randomize

[ˈrændəmaɪz] VT → aleatorizar
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randomize

[ˈrændəmaɪz] randomise (British) vt → randomiser
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randomize

vti (Statistics) → randomisieren, eine zufällige Auswahl treffen (sth aus)
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