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Random
/ˈɹændəm/
A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
📖 Definitions of "Random"
- 1
A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
- 2
Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.
- 3
The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range.
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An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.
"The party was boring. It was full of randoms."
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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."
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Of or relating to probability distribution.
"A toss of loaded dice is still random, though biased."
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Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
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(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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