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random

random (plural randoms)

1. (obsolete) Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force. [14th-17th c.]
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.10:

     And therwith two of them dressid their sperys, and Ulfyus and Brastias dressid theire speres, and ranne to gyder with grete raundon.

2. (obsolete) The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range. [16th-19th c.]
   • 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p. 144:

     Fortie yards will they shoot levell, or very neare the marke, and 120 is their best at Random.

3. (figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.]

   The party was boring. It was full of randoms.

random (comparative more random, superlative most random)

1. 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.

   The newspaper conducted a random sample of five hundred American teenagers.

   The results of the field survey look random by several different measures.

2. (mathematics) Of or relating to probability distribution.

   A toss of loaded dice is still random, though biased.

3. (computing) Pseudorandom in contrast to truly random; mimicking the result of random selection.

   The rand function generates a random number from a seed.

4. (somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.

   A random American off the street couldnt tell the difference.

5. (somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause, or reason.

   That was a completely random comment.

   The teachers bartending story was interesting, but random.

   The narrative takes a random course.

6. (colloquial) Characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.

   Youre so random!

Definizione dizionario random

	casuale
	all outcomes being unpredictable
	Specifically, a reference to an arbitrary or unpredictable situation or event. The term is also given an extended, pejorative or semi-pejorative meaning, however, in which it is used in the sense of nonspecific, incoherent, poorly organized, loser, and so on.

	fortuito
	all outcomes being unpredictable

a caso

accidentale

aleatoria

aleatorio

caso

occasionale

Altri significati:

computing: pseudorandom

undistinguished, average

apropos of nothing

(mathematics) Of or relating to probability distribution.

(somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.

unimportant person

Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.

Having an undefined distribution.

(figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.]

(obsolete) Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force. [14th-17th c.]

(computing) Pseudorandom in contrast to truly random; mimicking the result of random selection.

(somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause, or reason.

(colloquial) Characterized by or often saying '''random''' things; habitually using non sequiturs.

mathematics: of or relating to probability distribution

(obsolete) The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range. [16th-19th c.]