ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Randomly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɹændm̩li/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Randomly is an adverb meaning In a random manner.

Meaning

In a random manner.

More Meanings

  1. (computing) By random access; at any point at a given time; not sequentially.

Example Sentences

I just randomly remembered this dream from 2 years ago.
Every microgame lasts five seconds until it shifts to the next randomly selected ruleset.
When a file is accessed randomly, the programmer must specify the relative record number.
It is easy to implement, is not cost-prohibitive, and provides unbiased randomly sampled data in an ethically acceptable manner.

Synonyms for randomly

Depending on context, synonyms include arbitrarily, haphazardly, indiscriminately, willy-nilly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include willy-nilly, arbitrarily, haphazardly, indiscriminately, randomized, coincidentally.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.