The meaning of Random

ˈræn.dəm

Random – definition

adjective
Made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision.
Usage examples:
Apparently random violence
adjective
Unfamiliar or unspecified.
Usage examples:
Are you going to take some random guy on twitter's word?

noun
An unknown, unspecified, or odd person.
Usage examples:
I just sat down by myself and talked to some randoms

adjective
Happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan or pattern
Usage examples:
A random sample, he was stopped at the border in a random check., dylan picked several books at ran…

adjective
Happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than following a system, plan, or rule
Usage examples:
Random audits/checks/tests they discussed the idea of carrying out random forensic audits on listed…

adjective
Happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan
Usage examples:
Random checks/tests/attacks, we asked a random sample/selection of people what they thought.

adjective
Strange or unusual
Usage examples:
I just saw billy wearing a top hat - he's so random!

adjective
Unknown and unexpected in a particular situation
Usage examples:
Some random guy walked in.

adjective
By chance, or without being chosen intentionally
Usage examples:
The winning entry will be the first correct answer drawn at random.

noun
An unknown or unexpected person
Usage examples:
You can't make a whole movie with randoms off the street.

Random translation into English

Random: translate from English into Chinese

随机的, 随机, 随意, 任意, 乱, 随便, 轻淡, 胡乱的

Random: translate from English into Dutch

Willekeurig, Toevallig, Toeval, Lukraak, Goed geluk, Incidenteel, Op goed geluk, Lukraak afgeschoten

Random: translate from English into French

Aléatoire, Fait au hasard, Commis au hasard, Perdu

Random: translate from English into German

Zufällig, Willkürlich, Wahllos, Zufallsbedingt, Planlos, Ziellos

Random: translate from English into Hindi

यादृच्छिक रूप से, यादृच्छिक, बेतरतीब, अनियमित, बिना सोचे समझे, क्रमरहित, एकाएक किया हुआ, अटकलपच्चू, अव्यवस्थित

Random: translate from English into Italian

A caso, Casuale, Caso, Casaccio, Occasionale, Fortuito

Random: translate from English into Korean

무작위의, 닥치는 대로의, 엉터리의

Random: translate from English into Russian

Случайный, Произвольный, Беспорядочный, Выбранный наугад, Неопределенность, Сделанный наугад

Random: translate from English into Spanish

Aleatorio, Azar, Casual, Fortuito, Seleccionado al azar, Hecho al azar, Sin orden ni concierto, Hecho sin pensar

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘impetuous headlong rush’): from Old French randon ‘great speed’, from randir ‘gallop’, from a Germanic root shared by rand2.

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Random – similar words

randomized

adjective
(of an experiment or procedure) performed using random selection or sampling.
Usage examples:
A randomized, controlled study of 62,000 women

verb
Make (a set of items, people, etc.) unpredictable, unsystematic, or random in order or arrangement.
Usage examples:
You can randomize the ingredients with the tap of a button

All meanings and translations of Randomized

randomize

verb
Make (a set of items, people, etc.) unpredictable, unsystematic, or random in order or arrangement.
Usage examples:
You can randomize the ingredients with the tap of a button

verb
To make something random (= so that it happens or is chosen by chance), especially as a way of making a test fairer or more accurate
Usage examples:
Some studies are easier to randomize than others., scrambling is a technique used to randomize a da…

All meanings and translations of Randomize

randomization

noun
The arrangement of a set of items, people, etc. in an unpredictable, unsystematic, or random order.
Usage examples:
The method did not use standard randomization of patients to treatment and control groups

All meanings and translations of Randomization

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