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

Words nearby randomize

random, random access, random-access memory, random coil, random error, randomize, random line, random mating, random number, random number generator, random numbers

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How to use randomize in a sentence

Over time, as other treatments showed no effect, more patients got randomized to the fluvoxamine arm of the trial — letting the researchers learn more about the drug that seemed the most promising.
How a cheap antidepressant emerged as a promising Covid-19 treatment|Kelsey Piper|August 26, 2021|Vox
After you have randomized 200 patients to the drug, if you can’t tell that it’s working, it’s probably not a very good drug.
How a cheap antidepressant emerged as a promising Covid-19 treatment|Kelsey Piper|August 26, 2021|Vox
All the data they pooled came from randomized controlled trials, the gold standard of scientific evidence, which randomizes participants into a treatment or no-treatment group.
Mental wellness apps are basically the Wild West of therapy|Claire Maldarelli|July 19, 2021|Popular-Science
While they might be willing to take a risk on a new treatment, “the last thing they want is to be randomized to a control arm,” Borys says.
Clinical trials are better, faster, cheaper with big data|MIT Technology Review Insights|June 10, 2021|MIT Technology Review

In a natural experiment, conditions out in the world, that we have no control over, randomize patients for us, if only by accident.
Introducing a New “Freakonomics of Medicine” Podcast (Ep. 465)|Stephen J. Dubner|June 10, 2021|Freakonomics

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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