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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That randomness is supposed to simulate Arbus’ most famous method of finding her subjects: wandering the kaleidoscopic streets of New York with a camera strapped around her neck.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
The randomness is endemic to how Gen Z is trolling reality right now.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 June 2025
This suggests a lack of randomness and a preferred direction for cosmic rotation.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 June 2025
With that in mind, there are two paths forward: embrace the randomness and pick based on mascots, colors or other intangibles, or drill down into the data in an attempt to crack the code.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
The randomness is endemic to how Gen Z is trolling reality right now.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 June 2025
This suggests a lack of randomness and a preferred direction for cosmic rotation.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 June 2025
With that in mind, there are two paths forward: embrace the randomness and pick based on mascots, colors or other intangibles, or drill down into the data in an attempt to crack the code.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for randomness
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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/randomness. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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