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aleatory
[ ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, al-ee- ]
adjective
- Law. depending on a contingent event:
an aleatory contract.
- of or relating to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable:
an aleatory element.
- Music. employing the element of chance in the choice of tones, rests, durations, rhythms, dynamics, etc.
aleatory
/ -trɪ; ˌeɪlɪəˈtɒrɪk; ˈeɪlɪətərɪ /
adjective
- dependent on chance
- (esp of a musical composition) involving elements chosen at random by the performer
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of aleatory1
Example Sentences
First, we led him through an “aleatory music†session in which he had to use a cheese grater to produce sounds.
The team is now researching perceptions of aleatory uncertainty — unknowns about the future due to randomness, indeterminacy, chance or luck.
The tonal lurching makes “Cardinal†feel whimsical and even a bit aleatory, like a John Cage sonata.
As he develops the project, he is likely to grow more comfortable and grounded in the aleatory digital space he’s created.
As a generation from whom little was expected, we cultivated an aleatory, “slacker†ethos—well depicted in Richard Linklater’s film of the same name.
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