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   random

   /ˈrandəm/

   adjective

   • 1. made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision: "apparently random violence"
   • ▪ governed by or involving equal chances for each item: "a random sample of 100 households"
   • ▪ (of masonry) with stones of irregular size and shape.
   • 2. unfamiliar or unspecified: informal, derogatory "are you going to take some random guy on Twitter's word?"
   • ▪ odd, unusual, or unexpected: informal "the class was hard but he was so random that it was always fun"

   noun

   • 1. an unknown, unspecified, or odd person: informal "I just sat down by myself and talked to some randoms"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘impetuous headlong rush’): from Old French randon ‘great speed’, from randir ‘gallop’, from a Germanic root shared by rand2.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • The meaning of RANDOM is lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern. How to use random in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Random.

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   • Definition of random adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [usually before noun] done, chosen, etc. without somebody deciding in advance what is going to happen, or without any regular pattern The information is processed in a random order. (informal) I find and play a lot of random stuff—Bach, blues, bebop.

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   Random means happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan. Learn more about the adjective and noun forms, synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples of random in English.

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   Random definition: proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern. See examples of RANDOM used in a sentence.

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   Something that’s random is lacking in order, plan, or purpose. It happens totally by chance, like the random picking of lottery numbers or unplanned random acts of kindness.

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