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!"