random

Definition

  • noun: a haphazard course
  • adjective: chosen, done, etc., without a particular plan or pattern
  • adjective: lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
  • synonyms: accidental, adventitious, adventitiously

Examples

  • A 'random' sample/sampling/selection of doctors from around the country were selected for the study.

  • She collects 'random' photographs that she finds in antique shops.

  • People drifted in and out of the gallery 'at random' all evening.

Movie quotes

  • (..) access to your operations. Can you walk us through what we're seeing here. This is a routine operation, We found that random patrols help the local population. Feel safer, and to trust us. It's amazing. And, what are these colored dots that we're seeing here general? (..)
    2014 RoboCop