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The correct spelling is random.
How to pronounce random
/ˈɹændəm/
nounIPA: /ˈɹændəm/
Say it like: Ran-dom
The correct spelling is random. A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance. For example: "The party was boring. It was full of randoms."
Usage Examples
“The party was boring. It was full of randoms.”
“The flip of a fair coin is purely random.”
“A toss of loaded dice is still random, though biased.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
- 2.Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.
- 3.The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range.
- 4.An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence.
- 5.The direction of a rake-vein.
adjective
- 1.Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.
- 2.Of or relating to probability distribution.
- 3.Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
- 4.(somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.
- 5.(somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause or reason.
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