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Random

noun
/ˈɹændəm/
Word Frequency: 28.6

Definitions

1.nounA roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
2.nounSpeed, full speed; impetuosity, force.
3.nounThe full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range.
4.nounAn undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.
"The party was boring. It was full of randoms."
5.nounThe direction of a rake-vein.
6.adjectiveHaving 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."
7.adjectiveOf or relating to probability distribution.
"A toss of loaded dice is still random, though biased."
8.adjectivePseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
9.adjective(somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.
"A random American off the street couldn't tell the difference."
10.adjective(somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause or reason.
"That was a completely random comment."
11.adjectiveCharacterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.
"You're so random!"

Synonyms

forcemomentumspeedvelocitynobodynonentityrandoaleatoryarbitraryunexpectedunplannedstochastic

Rhymes With

tandemmemorandumfandomgrandambanned himbrand himcanned himcommand dim
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