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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ran•dom /ˈrændəm/USA pronunciation adj. - occurring or done without definite aim, reason, plan, or pattern:a few random examples; random killings.
- Statisticsof or being a process of selection in which each item of a group has an equal chance of being chosen.
Idioms- Idioms at random, without regard to rules, schedules, purpose, pattern, etc.:chose colors at random.
ran•dom•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ran•dom (ran′dəm),USA pronunciation adj. - proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern:the random selection of numbers.
- Statisticsof or characterizing a process of selection in which each item of a set has an equal probability of being chosen.
- Building
- (of building materials) lacking uniformity of dimensions:random shingles.
- (of ashlar) laid without continuous courses.
- constructed or applied without regularity:random bond.
n. - Printing, British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]bank3 (def. 7b).
- at random, without definite aim, purpose, method, or adherence to a prior arrangement;
in a haphazard way:Contestants were chosen at random from the studio audience. adv. - Buildingwithout uniformity:random-sized slates.
- Gmc
- Old French randon, derivative of randir to gallop
- Middle English raundon, random 1275–1325
ran′dom•ly, adv. ran′dom•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged haphazard, chance, fortuitous.
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