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random
English
Etymology
From earlier randon, from Middle English randoun, raundon, from Old French randon, from randir (“to run, gallop”) (whence French randonnée (“long walk, hike”)), from Frankish *rant, *rand (“run”, noun), from Proto-Germanic *randij?, from *rinnan? (“run”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)r?-nw- (“to flow, move, run”). See run.
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?n'd?m, IPA(key): /??ænd?m/
Noun
random (countable and uncountable, plural randoms)
- A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
- (obsolete) Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force. [14th-17thc.]
- Synonyms: force, momentum, speed, velocity
- (obsolete) The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range. [16th-19thc.]
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, page 144:
- Fortie yards will they shoot levell, or very neare the marke, and 120 is their best at Random.
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, page 144:
- (figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20thc.]
- Synonyms: rando, nobody, nonentity
- (mining) The direction of a rake-vein.
- (printing, historical) A frame for composing type.
- 1935, Newspaper World (issues 1930-1955, page 41)
- Utilization of all floor space underneath case racks and randoms is another feature of the modern composing room; […]
- 2002, Republic of Korea (issue 2, page 502)
- Printers' frames and randoms
- 1935, Newspaper World (issues 1930-1955, page 41)
Derived terms
- randy
Translations
Adjective
random (comparative more random, superlative most random)
- Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.
- Synonym: aleatory
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[1]
- Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to probability distribution.
- Synonym: stochastic
- (computing) Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
- Synonym: pseudorandom
- (somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.
- Synonyms: average, typical
- (somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause, or reason.
- Synonyms: arbitrary, unexpected, unplanned
- (colloquial) Characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? German: random
- ? Hungarian: random
Translations
Further reading
- randomness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Damron, Dorman, Mardon, Rodman, mandor, modRNA, ram-don, rodman
German
Etymology
English random
Pronunciation
Adjective
random (not comparable)
- (colloquial) random
- Synonyms: beliebig, durcheinander, zufällig
Further reading
- “random” in Duden online
Hungarian
Etymology
From English random.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?r?ndom]
- Hyphenation: ran?dom
- Rhymes: -om
Adjective
random (comparative randomabb, superlative legrandomabb)
- random
- Synonyms: véletlen, véletlenszer?
- (informal) undistinguished, average, arbitrary, whichever, any
- Synonyms: tetsz?leges, akármelyik, akármilyen, bármelyik, bármilyen
Declension
References
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careless
English
Etymology
From Middle English careles, from Old English carl?as (“careless, reckless, void of care, free from care, free”), equivalent to care +? -less. Cognate with Icelandic kærulaus (“careless, negligent”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??l?s/, /?k??l?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k??l?s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)l?s
Adjective
careless (comparative more careless, superlative most careless)
- Not concerned or worried (about). [from 11thc.]
- "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him."
"What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?"
"This morning, before father went downtown."
Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
- "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him."
- Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 49:
- I don't find the pose of careless youth charming and engaging any more than you find the pose of careworn age fascinating and eccentric, I should imagine.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 49:
- (archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety. [from 11thc.]
- Good-humored, easy, and careless, he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:careless
Derived terms
- carelessly
- carelessness
Translations
Anagrams
- acreless, raceless, rescales
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