randomness
noun
ran·dom·ness
ˈran-dəm-nəs 
: the quality or state of being or seeming random (as in lacking or seeming to lack a definite plan, purpose, or pattern)
… the metaphor of a coin flip for randomness remains unquestioned. We use coin tosses to settle disputes and decide outcomes because we believe they are unbiased, with 50-50 odds. Yet recent research into coin flips has discovered that the laws of mechanics determine the outcome of coin tosses …—
David E. Adler
David E. Adlerthe randomness of life
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Then, the computer would appear to make something original and new by adding in a touch of randomness.
—Patricia Fancher, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2024
What can seem desultory to the point of randomness is actually quite purposeful.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The chefs wave goodbye to Clea, and then the randomness of the Quickfire continues with randomness in the Elimination challenge.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
The randomness of the attacks, and the fury behind them, have shaken the city.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024
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Patricia Fancher, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2024
What can seem desultory to the point of randomness is actually quite purposeful.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The chefs wave goodbye to Clea, and then the randomness of the Quickfire continues with randomness in the Elimination challenge.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
The randomness of the attacks, and the fury behind them, have shaken the city.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/randomness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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