noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan wordnet
3. 3
   A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution. uncountable, usually
4. 4
   (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work wordnet
5. 5
   A measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event. uncountable, usually

   "There was no randomness in the teacher's selection of the class representative."

Synonyms

All synonyms

aimlessnesscapriciousnesscauselessnesschancechancinesschangeableness

Example

More examples

"Some humorists do randomness right, and some are breaded and lightly fried with herbs."

Etymology

From random + -ness.

Related phrases

Kolmogorov randomnessalgorithmic randomnesspseudo-randomnessstatistical randomnessat randombenford's lawprobability distribution

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