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Random

/ˈɹændəm/

A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.

📖 Definitions of "Random"

noun
  1. 1

    A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.

  2. 2

    Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.

  3. 3

    The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range.

  4. 4

    An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.

    "The party was boring. It was full of randoms."

adjective
  1. 1

    Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.

    "The flip of a fair coin is purely random."

  2. 2

    Of or relating to probability distribution.

    "A toss of loaded dice is still random, though biased."

  3. 3

    Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.

  4. 4

    (somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.

    "A random American off the street couldn't tell the difference."

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