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random
[ ran-duhm ]
adjective
- proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern:
the random selection of numbers.
Synonyms: , ,
- Statistics. of or characterizing a process of selection in which each item of a set has an equal probability of being chosen.
- Building Trades.
- (of building materials) lacking uniformity of dimensions:
random shingles.
- (of ashlar) laid without continuous courses.
- constructed or applied without regularity:
random bond.
- Slang.
- unknown, unidentified, or suspiciously out of place:
A couple of random guys showed up at the party.
- odd or unpredictable, often in an amusing way:
my totally random life.
noun
- something that is random, or a random state or condition:
different statistical methods used to estimate randoms.
- Slang.
- a person or thing that is unknown, unidentified, or suspiciously out of place.
- a person or thing that is odd or unpredictable.
- Chiefly British. bank 3( def 7b ).
adverb
- Building Trades. without uniformity:
random-sized slates.
random
/ ˈæԻə /
adjective
- lacking any definite plan or prearranged order; haphazard
a random selection
- statistics
- having a value which cannot be determined but only described probabilistically
a random variable
- chosen without regard to any characteristics of the individual members of the population so that each has an equal chance of being selected
random sampling
- informal.(of a person) unknown
some random guy waiting for a bus
noun
- at randomin a purposeless fashion; not following any prearranged order
random
/ ă′ə /
- 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.
Derived Forms
- ˈԻdzԱ, noun
- ˈԻdz, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·dz· adverb
- ·dz·Ա noun
- ԴDz··dz adjective
- non··dz·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of random1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of random1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing random
see at random .Example Sentences
Everyone knew something was coming, but no one expected his plan to be so random and incoherent.
"I'm not a terrorist sympathizer," she told CNN, adding: "I'm literally just a random student."
At first, I dismissed it as stupidity, just another case of people grabbing random symbols without understanding them.
Police say the motive behind the attack is "under investigation" but they are considering the possibility that the suspect - who has not been officially identified - may have chosen victims at random.
"This isn't a random thing any more, this is serious, there's a crisis," she adds.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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