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random

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/ˈɹændəm/ English

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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.
  4. An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.“The party was boring. It was full of randoms.”

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.
  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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