Random Definition

random

ran-duhm ]

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adjective

proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern:the random selection of numbers.

Statistics. of or characterizing a process of selection in which each item of a set has an equal probability of being chosen.

Building Trades.

  1. (of building materials) lacking uniformity of dimensions:
    random shingles.
  2. (of ashlar) laid without continuous courses.
  3. constructed or applied without regularity:
    random bond.

noun

something that is random, or a random state or condition:different statistical methods used to estimate randoms.

Slang.

  1. a person or thing that is unknown, unidentified, or suspiciously out of place.
  2. a person or thing that is odd or unpredictable.

adverb

Building Trades. without uniformity:
random-sized slates.

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