Random

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English

Pronunciation

  • AHD: răn'dəm
  • IPA: /ˈrændəm/
  • SAMPA: /"r{nd@m/

Adjective

Random (comparative more Random, superlative most Random)

  1. All outcomes being equally probable
    He arranged the cards in random order.
  2. Unpredictable
    The outcome of a fair coin flip is random.
  3. Having apparent lack of plan, cause or reason
    The narrative takes a random course.
  4. Apropos of nothing; lacking context
    That was a completely random comment.
    The teacher's bartending story was interesting, but random.
  5. Lacking statistical correlation.
    The results look random by several different measures.
  6. From the population at large
    I don't want random people to be able to access this account.
  7. (colloquial, probably US only) Lacking poise
    I know I must seem completely random right now. I'm just nervous about asking you out.
  8. (colloquial) Insane, laughable
    That's too random to consider.

Translations

Noun

Random (plural Randoms)

  1. (colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.
    The party was boring. It was full of randoms.
  2. (MIT usage) A resident of Random Hall
    Too many Randoms asked bogus questions at the physics lecture.

Related terms

fr:random pt:random fi:random uk:random zh:random

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