randomness
randomness Lexical Profile
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• noun
The quality or state of lacking a definite pattern, purpose, or predictability in events or outcomes.
"The inherent randomness of genetic mutations plays a major role in evolutionary biology."
In statistics and probability, the property of a sequence or sample in which each item or outcome has a purely probabilistic chance of occurring without deterministic correlation to previous outcomes.
"Modern cryptographic systems rely on true hardware randomness to generate secure encryption keys."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from the adjective 'random' plus the abstract noun suffix '-ness'. The root 'random' comes from Old French 'randon' (meaning 'great speed or impetuosity'), derived from the verb 'randir' ('to run fast').
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