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random

/ˈɹændəm/

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noun

A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.
The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range.
An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.
"The party was boring. It was full of randoms."
The direction of a rake-vein.

Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.
"The flip of a fair coin is purely random."
Of or relating to probability distribution.
"A toss of loaded dice is still random, though biased."
Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
(somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.
"A random American off the street couldn't tell the difference."
(somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause or reason.
"That was a completely random comment."
Characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.
"You're so random!"

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