random : Idioms & Phrases

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at random

  • adverb in a random manner
    arbitrarily; willy-nilly; indiscriminately; haphazardly; every which way; randomly.
    • the houses were randomly scattered
    • bullets were fired into the crowd at random
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random access memory

  • noun the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
    read/write memory; random memory; RAM; random access memory.
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Random courses

  • (Masonry), courses of unequal thickness.
Webster 1913

random memory

  • noun the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
    read/write memory; random memory; RAM; random access memory.
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random number generator

  • noun a routine designed to yield a random number
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random sample

  • noun a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
  • noun a sample grabbed at random
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random sampling

  • noun the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected
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Random shot

  • a shot not directed or aimed toward any particular object, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun much elevated.
Webster 1913

random variable

  • noun a variable quantity that is random
    chance variable; stochastic variable; variate; variant.
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random walk

  • noun a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance
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Random work

  • (Masonry), stonework consisting of stones of unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor always with flat beds.
Webster 1913

random-access memory

  • noun the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
    read/write memory; random memory; RAM; random access memory.
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