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random
A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.
The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range.
Having 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."
Of or relating to probability distribution.
"A toss of loaded dice is still random, though biased."
Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
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