nounπShareA roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance."The random movements of the children in the playground made it hard for the teacher to keep track of them. "possibilitystatisticsmathieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSpeed, full speed; impetuosity, force."The random of the storm surprised everyone; the wind tore through the trees with incredible force. "actionenergyphysicsieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range."The archer adjusted the bow's random to hit the target farther away. "militaryphysicsweaponieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence."The party was boring. It was full of randoms."personhumanieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe direction of a rake-vein."The geologist noted the random of the mineral vein in the rock sample. "geologydirectionieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareHaving unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation."The flip of a fair coin is purely random."outcomepossibilitystatisticsmathscienceieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOf or relating to probability distribution."A toss of loaded dice is still random, though biased."statisticsmathieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπSharePseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection."The computer program generated a random list of student names for the presentation order. "technologycomputingmathstatisticsscienceieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason."The new student was a random example of a typical first-year. "typequalityieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause or reason."That was a completely random comment."attitudecharacterphilosophymindieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareCharacterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs."My sister is very random; she'll talk about the weather, then suddenly start talking about her favorite movie. "characterlanguagestylecommunicationieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading