Random

/ˈɹændəm/

The meaning and definition of Random, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.
“The party was boring. It was full of randoms.”
A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.

adjective

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.”

Synonyms force momentum speed velocity nobody nonentity

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