The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Random \Ran"dom\, a.
1. 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.
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Some random truths he can impart. --Wordsworth.
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So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle
to the random. --H. Spencer.
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2. (Statistics) Of, pertaining to, or resulting from a
process of selection from a starting set of items, in
which the probability of selecting any one object in the
starting set is equal to the probability of selecting any
other.
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3. (Construction) of unequal size or shape; made from
components of unequal size or shape.
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at random in a manner so that all possible results have an
equal probability of occurrence; for processes, each
possible result is counted separately although the same
type of result may occur more than once .
Random courses (Masonry), courses of stone of unequal
thickness.
Random shot, a shot not directed or aimed toward any
particular object, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun
much elevated.
Random work (Masonry), stonework consisting of stones of
unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor
always with flat beds.
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