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random

7 entries found.
  1. 1random (noun)
  2. 2random (adjective)
  3. 3random (adverb)
  4. random-access (adjective)
  5. random-access memory (noun)
  6. random variable (noun)
  7. random walk (noun)

Main Entry: 1ran·dom
Pronunciation: \ˈran-dəm\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, succession, surge, from Anglo-French randun, from Old French randir to run, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rinnan to run — more at run
Date: 1561

: a haphazard course

— at random : without definite aim, direction, rule, or method <subjects chosen at random>


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