random
[ ran-duhm ]
/ ˈræn dəm /
adjective
noun
adverb
Building Trades.
without uniformity: random-sized slates.
Idioms for random
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.
Origin of random
1275–1325; Middle English
raundon, random < Old French
randon, derivative of
randir to gallop < Germanic
OTHER WORDS FROM random
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British Dictionary definitions for randomly
random
/ (ˈrændəm) /
adjective
lacking any definite plan or prearranged order; haphazard
a random selection
statistics
- having a value which cannot be determined but only described probabilisticallya random variable
- chosen without regard to any characteristics of the individual members of the population so that each has an equal chance of being selectedrandom sampling
informal
(of a person) unknown
some random guy waiting for a bus
noun
at random
in a purposeless fashion; not following any prearranged order
Derived forms of random
randomly, adverb randomness, nounWord Origin for random
C14: from Old French
randon, from
randir to gallop, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
rinnan to run
Scientific definitions for randomly
random
[ răn′dəm ]
Relating to a type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
Relating to an event in which all outcomes are equally likely, as in the testing of a blood sample for the presence of a substance.
Idioms and Phrases with randomly
random
see at random.