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Synonyms
ran·dom (răńdəm)

[From at random, by chance, at great speed, from Middle English randon, speed, violence, from Old French, from randir, to run, of Germanic origin.]

adjective 

  1. Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective: random movements. See synonyms at chance
  2. Mathematics & Statistics Of or relating to a type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
  3. Of or relating to an event in which all outcomes are equally likely, as in the testing of a blood sample for the presence of a substance.

idioms

at random
Without a governing design, method, or purpose; unsystematically: chose a card at random from the deck.

derivatives

rańdom·ly
adverb
rańdom·ness
noun