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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹændəmnəs/ Audio: En-us-randomness.ogg Forms: randomnesses [plural]
Etymology: From random + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|random|ness}} random + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} randomness (usually uncountable, plural randomnesses)
  1. The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (property of all possible outcomes being equally likely): 隨機性 /随机性 (suíjīxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), náhodnost [feminine] (Czech), hasard [masculine] (French), Zufälligkeit [feminine] (German), randamacht [feminine] (Irish), losowość [feminine] (Polish), aleatoriedade [feminine] (Portuguese), náhodnosť (Slovak), ความไม่มีแบบแผน (Thai), การคาดเดาไม่ได้ (Thai), การทำนายไม่ได้ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-randomness-en-noun-GBERlDHa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 48 8 Disambiguation of 'property of all possible outcomes being equally likely': 99 1 0
  2. (mathematics) A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution): aléatoire [masculine] (French), aléa [masculine] (French), hasard [masculine] (French), randamacht [feminine] (Irish), náhodnosť (Slovak), slumpmässighet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-randomness-en-noun-FSutXdHX Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 48 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 37 46 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 62 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 55 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 53 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 56 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 58 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 56 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 37 51 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 60 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 58 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 56 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 31 56 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 57 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 31 56 13 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution': 1 97 2
  3. A measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event): nahodilost [feminine] (Czech), libovolnost [feminine] (Czech), náhodnosť (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-randomness-en-noun-V7O2uyQc Disambiguation of 'measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event': 0 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: algorithmic randomness, Kolmogorov randomness, pseudo-randomness, statistical randomness Related terms: random, at random

Inflected forms

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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "libovolnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event",
      "word": "náhodnosť"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "randomness"
  ],
  "word": "randomness"
}

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