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randomness in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
    "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"
    randomness  entropy  S 
  2. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
    randomness  haphazardness  stochasticity  noise 
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randomness in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.
  2. (noun) (mathematics) A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
  3. (noun) A measure of the lack of purpose, logic(,) or objectivity of an event.
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