"aleatory" meaning in English

See aleatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/ [UK], /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/ [UK], /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/ [US], /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/ [US] Audio: en-us-aleatory.ogg [US], en-us-aleatory-2.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor (“dice-player”), from ālea (“a die”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|āleātōrius}} Latin āleātōrius, {{m|la|āleātor||dice-player}} āleātor (“dice-player”), {{m|la|ālea||a die}} ālea (“a die”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} aleatory (not comparable)
  1. Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: random, stochastic Translations (depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance): случаен (slučaen) (Bulgarian), зависещ от стечение на обстоятелствата (Bulgarian), 偶然 (ǒurán) (Chinese Mandarin), aleatoir (Dutch), aleatorisch (Dutch), aleatora (Esperanto), aléatoire (French), aleatorisch (German), zufällig (German), aleatorius (Latin), croghagh (Manx), aleatório (Portuguese), aleatoriu (Romanian), aleatorio (Spanish), aleatorisk (Swedish), slumpmässig (Swedish), tillfällig (Swedish), şansa bağlı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-aleatory-en-adj-IO-D2qOJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance': 97 3
  2. (art, music) Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Art, Music
    Sense id: en-aleatory-en-adj-u7hmz54h Topics: art, arts, entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aleatorily Related terms: aleatoric, aleatoricism

Alternative forms

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