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random (adj.)
1.based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice"an arbitrary decision" "the arbitrary rule of a dictator" "an arbitrary penalty" "of arbitrary size and shape" "an arbitrary choice" "arbitrary division..."
2.lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance"a random choice" "bombs fell at random" "random movements"
3.taken haphazardly"a random choice"
4.of or associated with the great masses of people"the common people in those days suffered greatly" "behavior that branded him as common" "his square plebeian nose" "a vulgar and objectionable person" "the unwashed masses"
5.dependent on chance"the aleatory element in life"
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RandomRan"dom (răn"dŭm), n. [OE. randon, OF. randon force, violence, rapidity, à randon, de randon, violently, suddenly, rapidly, prob. of German origin; cf. G. rand edge, border, OHG. rant shield, edge of a shield, akin to E. rand, n. See Rand, n.]
1. Force; violence. [Obs.]
For courageously the two kings newly fought with great random and force. E. Hall.
2. A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard.
Counsels, when they fly
At random, sometimes hit most happily. Herrick.
O, many a shaft, at random sent,
Finds mark the archer little meant! Sir W. Scott.
3. Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball. Sir K. Digby.
4. (Mining) The direction of a rake-vein. Raymond.
RandomRan"dom, a.
1. Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess.
Some random truths he can impart. Wordsworth.
So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle to the random. H. Spencer.
2. (Statistics) of, pertaining to, or resulting from a process of selection from a starting set of items, in which the probability of selecting any one object in the starting set is equal to the probability of selecting any other.
3. (Construction) of unequal size or shape; made from components of unequal size or shape.
at random in a manner so that all possible results have an equal probability of occurrence; for processes, each possible result is counted separately although the same type of result may occur more than once . -- Random courses (Masonry), courses of stone of unequal thickness. -- Random shot, a shot not directed or aimed toward any particular object, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun much elevated. -- Random work (Masonry), stonework consisting of stones of unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor always with flat beds.
random (adj.)
aimless, aleatory, arbitrary, casual, desultory, erratic, fortuitous, haphazard, indiscriminate, lucky, purposeless, unintentional, unplanned
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random (adj.)
↘ self-willedly ↗ at a venture, at random, every which way, hap, on the off chance, willy-nilly ≠ nonarbitrary, nonrandom, unarbitrary
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random (adj.)
inconstant et capricieux (fr)[Classe]
contraire à la justice, à l'équité (fr)[Classe]
qualificatif d'un mode de gouvernement (fr)[DomaineDescription]
random (adj.)
random (adj.)
common; usual; accepted[Classe]
random (adj.)
qui se produit, a lieu (fr)[Classe...]
uncertain; iffy; unsure[ClasseHyper.]
hap[Dérivé]
unforeseeable, unpredictable[Similaire]
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