randomness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- non-randomness noun
- pseudo-randomness noun
Example Sentences
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It’s the branch of mathematics that analyzes randomness, uncertainty and the likelihood of certain outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Nutt said there was a "tragic randomness" and unpredictability to meningitis outbreaks.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 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
A brief promo for “Everybody’s Live” shows Mulaney standing outside a studio lot next to an old car running with the door open, indicating that this series will match the randomness of its predecessor.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
If one likes, one could ascribe this randomness to the intervention of God, but it would be a very strange kind of intervention: there is no evidence that it is directed toward any purpose.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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