randomly
Americanadverb
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without definite aim, reason, sense, or pattern.
This poem just seems like a bunch of words randomly put together.
Freckles generally appear randomly on the face and upper shoulders.
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Statistics. in a way that gives each item in a set the equal probability of being chosen.
A survey of 309 women aged 15 to 49 was conducted in nine randomly selected villages.
Other Word Forms
- nonrandomly adverb
Etymology
Origin of randomly
Example Sentences
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The group was nationally representative and randomly selected.
From Science Daily
She repeated several questions trying to prove that the raps sounded randomly.
From Literature
"These are elderly people, then you have younger families, mums with prams… there's no chance in hell that person can manoeuvre around a scooter badly parked randomly in the middle of the pavement," she says.
From BBC
The researchers also emphasized that this was not a randomized clinical trial, meaning participants were not randomly assigned to each treatment group.
From Science Daily
There’s even a plot point involving an algorithmic overlord that creates randomly generated armies: “Ghostbusters” with AI slop.
From Los Angeles Times
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