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Meaning of 'random' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Random [ a.]
- Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess.
2 . Random [ n.]
- Force; violence.
- A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard.
- Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball.
- The direction of a rake-vein.

Meaning of 'random' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . random [ a]
Meaning (1):
- lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
Example in sentence:
  • a random choice;
  • bombs fell at random;
  • random movements

Nearby Words:

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