randomize

[ ran-duh-mahyz ]

/ ˈræn dəˌmaɪz /

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verb (used with object), ran·dom·ized, ran·dom·iz·ing.

to order or select in a random manner, as in a sample or experiment, especially in order to reduce bias and interference caused by irrelevant variables; make random.

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Also especially British, ran·dom·ise .

Origin of randomize

First recorded in 1925–30; random + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM randomize

ran·dom·i·za·tion, nounran·dom·iz·er, noun

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How to use randomize in a sentence

The rest of the patients are randomized into one of four treatment groups, each receiving a different experimental therapy.
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These are known as randomized, controlled clinical trials with placebos.
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In each trial, we combined two faces into the same image, with their order randomized, then computed the saliency map over the combined image.
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For each iteration of our simulation, the order of races is randomized to mitigate systematic bias in our prediction.
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You can randomize footprints all you want, but Google algorithm is smart enough to identify them, and it doesn’t go unpunished.
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British Dictionary definitions for randomize

randomize

randomise

/ (ˈrændəˌmaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to set up (a selection process, sample, etc) in a deliberately random way in order to enhance the statistical validity of any results obtained

Derived forms of randomize

randomization or randomisation, nounrandomizer or randomiser, noun

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