Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective: random movements. See Synonyms at chance.
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ran·dom
(răn′dəm)
adj.1. Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective: random movements. See Synonyms at chance.
2. Mathematics & Statistics Of or relating to a type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
3. Of or 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.
Idiom: at random Without a governing design, method, or purpose; unsystematically: chose a card at random from the deck.
[From at random, by chance, at great speed, from Middle English randon, random, speed, violence, surge, from Old French randon, from randir, to run, probably from Frankish *rand, border, margin (as of a field, used as a racecourse); akin to German Rand, edge.]
ran′dom·ness n.
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random
(ˈrændəm)
adj1. lacking any definite plan or prearranged order; haphazard: a random selection.
2. (Statistics) statisticsa. having a value which cannot be determined but only described probabilistically: a random variable.
b. 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.
3. informal (of a person) unknown: some random guy waiting for a bus.
nat random in a purposeless fashion; not following any prearranged order
[C14: from Old French randon, from randir to gallop, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German rinnan to run]
ˈrandomnessn
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ran•dom
(ˈræn dəm)adj.
1. occurring or done without definite aim, reason, or pattern: random examples.
2. Statistics. of or characterizing a process of selection in which each item of a set has an equal probability of being chosen.
3. Building Trades.Random Number
a. (of building materials) lacking uniformity of dimensions: random shingles.
b. (of ashlar) laid without continuous courses.
c. constructed or applied without regularity: random bond.
adv. 4. Building Trades. without uniformity: random-sized slates.
Idioms: at random, without regard to rules, schedules, etc.; haphazardly.
[1275–1325; Middle English raundon, random < Old French randon, derivative of randir to gallop < Germanic]
ran′dom•ness,n.
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| Adj. | 1. | random - lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; 'a random choice'; 'bombs fell at random'; 'random movements' nonrandom - not random |
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random
adjective1.chance, spot, casual, stray, accidental, arbitrary, incidental, indiscriminate, haphazard, unplanned, fortuitous, aimless, desultory, hit or miss, purposeless, unpremeditated, adventitiousThe competitors will be subject to random drug testing.
chanceplanned, intended, specific, deliberate, definite, premeditated
2.casual, arbitrary, indiscriminate, unplanned, aimless, purposeless, unpremeditatedrandom violence against innocent childrenchanceplanned, intended, specific, deliberate, definite, premeditated
at randomhaphazardly, randomly, arbitrarily, casually, accidentally, irregularly, by chance, indiscriminately, aimlessly, willy-nilly, unsystematically, purposelessly, adventitiouslyWe received several answers and we picked one at random.
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random
adjectiveHaving no particular pattern, purpose, organization, or structure:chance, desultory, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, spot, unplanned.
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náhodnýnamátkový
asiaankuulumatonirrallinennäennäissatunnainensatunnainentavallinen
nasumičan
handahófskenndur
ランダムな手当たり次第の無作為な適当
fortuitus
gadījuma-nejaušs
slumpartad
random
[ˈrændəm]A.ADJ1. (= haphazard) [arrangement] →
a random selection → una selecciónhechaal azar
a wall built of random stones → un murohecho con piedraselegidasal azar
a random selection → una selecciónhechaal azar
a wall built of random stones → un murohecho con piedraselegidasal azar
2. (= capricious, indiscriminate) → caprichoso
a random shot → un disparohecho sin apuntar, una balaperdida
a random shot → un disparohecho sin apuntar, una balaperdida
3. (Statistics, Maths) [sample, distribution] → aleatorio
B.Nat random → al azar
we picked the number at random → elegimos el númeroal azar
to talk at random → hablar sin pesar las palabras
to hit out at random → repartirgolpes por todos lados
we picked the number at random → elegimos el númeroal azar
to talk at random → hablar sin pesar las palabras
to hit out at random → repartirgolpes por todos lados
C.CPDrandom accessN (Comput) → accesomaleatorio
random access memoryN (Comput) → memoriaf de accesoaleatorio
random access memoryN (Comput) → memoriaf de accesoaleatorio
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random
[ˈrændəm]adj [selection, sample] → aléatoire; [drug testing] → inopiné(e); [words, events] → aléatoire; [violence, killings] → gratuit(e)
a random selection → une sélectionaléatoire
a random sample of 930 women → un échantillon aléatoire de 930 femmes
in random order → par ordrealéatoire
a random selection → une sélectionaléatoire
a random sample of 930 women → un échantillon aléatoire de 930 femmes
in random order → par ordrealéatoire
n
at random → au hasard
We picked the number at random → Nous avons choisi le numéro au hasard.random access memory n → mémoirefvive, RAMf
at random → au hasard
We picked the number at random → Nous avons choisi le numéro au hasard.random access memory n → mémoirefvive, RAMf
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random
nat random(speak, walk, drive) → ; shoot, drop bombs → ziellos; take → wahllos; to hit out at random → ziellos um sich schlagen; to talk at random → ; a few examples chosen or taken at random → ein paarwillkürlichgewählteBeispiele; he just said anything at random → er hat einfachirgendetwasgesagt, er hat einfachdrauflosgeredet; I (just) chose one at random → ich wählteeinfach irgendeine (Beliebige)
adj selection → willkürlich; sequence → zufällig; killed by a random bullet → von einer verirrtenKugelgetötet; random breath/drug test → Stichprobef → auf Alkohol im Atem/auf Drogen
random
:random number
random sample
random sampling
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random
[ˈrændəm]1.adj (arrangement) → casuale, fortuito/a; (selection, shot, killing) → a caso
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random
(ˈrӕndəm) adjective done etc without any particular plan or system; irregular. The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults. lukraak عَشْوائي произволен aleatório namátkový zufällig tilfældig τυχαίοςaleatorio, casual; sin orden juhuslik تصادفی؛ بدون هدف و نقشه قبلی satunnainen aléatoireאקראי सहसा उत्पन्न nasumičan véletlen, találom(ra vett) acak handahófskenndur casuale 手当りしだいの 임의의, 무작위의 atsitiktinis nejaušs; gadījuma- rawak willekeuriguten plan, på måfå, tilfeldig wyrywkowy, przypadkowy, losowy ناټاكلى، ګډوډه بى هدفه fortuito aleatoriu случайный, произвольный náhodný slučajen nasumičan slumpvis โดยการสุ่ม rastgele, gelişigüzel 隨機的 зроблений наздогад, випадковий بے سوچے سمجھے ngẫu nhiên 随便的
ˈrandomly adverb ewekansig بصورةٍ عَشْوائِيَّه напосоки aleatoriamente náhodně zufällig tilfældigt στην τύχη al azar juhuslikult بی هدفانه satunnaisesti au hasardבאקראי यादृच्छिकता से nasumično véletlenül secara acak af handahófi a caso 手当りしだいに 닥치는 대로, 임의로 atsitiktinai, bet kaip nejauši; uz labu laimi secara rawak willekeurigpå slump, tilfeldig wyrywkowo, losowo بى هدفه a esmo la întâmplare случайно náhodne slučajno nasumično på måfå, slumpvis, slumpmässigt อย่างไร้แบบแผน gelişigüzel 隨機地 наздогад, навмання بے ترتیبی سے một cách ngẫu nhiên 随便地
at random without any particular plan or system. The police were stopping cars at random and checking their brakes; Choose a number at random. ewekansig عَشْوائِيّا напосоки ao acaso namátkou aufs Geratewohl tilfældigt στην τύχη al azar pisteliselt به طور تصادفی satunnaisesti au hasardבאקראי यूंही nasumice találomra secara acak af handahófi a caso 手当りしだいに 무작위로 nesirenkant, kaip papuola uz labu laimi; brīvi izvēloties; gadījuma pēc rawak op goed geluk tilfeldig, vilkårlig; på slump na chybił trafił ناڅاپی ao acaso la întâmplare наобум náhodne, naslepo na slepo nasumično på måfå ไม่ได้วางแผนไว้ rastgele, gelişigüzel 隨意地 наздогад, навмання بغیر کسی سلسلے یا مناسبت کے ngẫu nhiên 任意地
Random Wheel
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random
→ عَشْوَائِيّ náhodný tilfældigwillkürlichτυχαίοςal azar umpimähkäinenaléatoire nasumičancasuale 手当たり次第の 무작위의willekeurigtilfeldigprzypadkowyaleatório
случайный slumpartad โดยการสุ่มrastgele ngẫu nhiên任意的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
random
adj aleatorio; in random fashion.en forma aleatoria; at — al azarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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