"haphazardness" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-haphazardness.wav
Etymology: From haphazard + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|haphazard|ness}} haphazard + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} haphazardness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of lacking any predictable order or plan. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: noise, randomness, stochasticity
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