random
adjective
/ˈɹændəm/
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- (statistics) Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.
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aléatoire,
au hasard
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- (informal) Apropos of nothing; lacking context, relevance, or any connection to the previous situation; unexpected.
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aléatoire,
sortir de nulle part,
stochastique
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- (informal) Of a person: characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.
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moyen
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- (informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous.
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moyen,
sortir de nulle part
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- (computing) Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
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pseudo-aléatoire
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random
noun
/ˈɹændəm/
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- (figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.]
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quidam
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randomness
noun
/ˈɹændəmnəs/
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- (mathematics) A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
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aléa,
aléatoire,
hasard
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- The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.
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hasard
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