Random

/ˈɹændəm/

noun

  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.

Synonyms: force, momentum, speed, velocity, nobody, nonentity, rando

adjective

  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. Of or relating to probability distribution.

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

  3. Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.

Synonyms: aleatory, arbitrary, unexpected, unplanned, stochastic, pseudorandom, average, typical

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