randomness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- non-randomness noun
- pseudo-randomness noun
Example Sentences
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Nutt said there was a "tragic randomness" and unpredictability to meningitis outbreaks.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
I’ll miss the randomness of it all and the end of Southwest as we know it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
To see how robust this unusual state really was, the researchers altered the experiment by adding randomness to the driving sequence.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026
“Situations like this are very jarring for a community because it promotes a sense of randomness and threatens safety,” Butts said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025
“Are you trying to illustrate a principle of randomness, Doug Swieteck?”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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