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random

/ˈrændəm/

randomadjective

more random

Comp.

most random

Super.

/ˈrændəm/

Translations

aléatoire

The teacher called on a random student to answer the question.

Le professeur a interrogé un élève aléatoire pour répondre à la question.

Additional translations

hasardeuxSurtout pour l’idée d’absence de plan ou de logique.

bizarreFamilier, pour l’usage informel « inattendu », « hors contexte ».

Definitions

Made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision.

The teacher called on a random student to answer the question.

Chosen without a particular plan or pattern.

We picked a random number to determine the winner of the raffle.

Lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern.

His random comments during the meeting confused everyone.

Informal: Unusual, unexpected, or strangely out of context; odd or quirky.

That was a really random comment to make during the meeting.

Mathematics & Statistics: Relating to a process or outcome in which each possible value is equally likely to occur; governed by chance.

In a random sample, every member of the population has an equal probability of being chosen.

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Antonyms

randomnoun

randoms

/ˈræn.dəm/

Translations

inconnuPour une personne non identifiée ou sans importance particulière.

He was just a random in the crowd, unnoticed by everyone.

Ce n’était qu’un inconnu dans la foule, passé inaperçu de tous.

Additional translations

aléatoireInformatique, valeur ou nombre généré par hasard.

Definitions

A person or thing that is unknown, unidentified, or out of place.

He was just a random in the crowd, unnoticed by everyone.

Informal, computing: A randomly generated number or value.

To test the algorithm, the developer fed it a random from the system's generator.

Synonyms

unknown person