random (Meaning)

Wordnet

random (a)

lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance

Webster

random (n.)

Force; violence.

A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard.

Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball.

The direction of a rake-vein.

Webster

random (a.)

Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess.

random Sentence Examples

  1. A random act of kindness brought a smile to the stranger's face.
  2. The scientist conducted random experiments to test his hypothesis.
  3. The lottery picked a random number, changing the winner's life.
  4. The teacher selected random students to answer the question.
  5. Random thoughts flooded her mind, keeping her awake at night.
  6. The random encounter at the coffee shop led to a budding friendship.
  7. The random break in the weather allowed them to enjoy the picnic.
  8. Random data points can sometimes reveal hidden patterns.
  9. The random clicking of buttons led to a humorous discovery on the computer.
  10. The random variable in the equation represented the unpredictable outcome.

FAQs About the word random

lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chanceForce; violence., A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of d

accidental, arbitrary, stray,scattered, erratic, contingent, hit-or-miss, haphazard, chance,sporadic

methodical, stable, continuous, fixed, steady, constant, constant, methodical, systematic, orderly

A random act of kindness brought a smile to the stranger's face.

The scientist conducted random experiments to test his hypothesis.

The lottery picked a random number, changing the winner's life.

The teacher selected random students to answer the question.