Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.
- n. mathematics A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
- n. A measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- n. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
Etymologies
- random + -ness (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I would note that the philosophy of "expose yourself to randomness" is something I also associate with Tyler Cowen.”
Wisdom from Ben Casnocha, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“The key to the observation "expose yourself to randomness" is that there are a lot of opportunities in the world with a small chance of a large upside that can be undertaken at a very low cost and almost no downside risk.”
Wisdom from Ben Casnocha, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Expose yourself to randomness" is also something Nassim Nicholas Taleb drives home in the preface of "The Black Swan".”
Wisdom from Ben Casnocha, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“The sweet-spot mix of pattern and randomness is what hints at meaning and communication.”
“There's a certain randomness to any system that cannot be entirely overcome by experience.”
Resisting Efficient Markets, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“You have focused on the microscopic level to suggest that randomness is insufficient to explain observations.”
“But even so, randomness is always a crucial component in a search, that is to try the search from a completely different arbitrary angle, so you don't get stuck in a rut.”
“And randomness is essential to statistics as well for example (not implying you don't know that.)”
“The seeming randomness is what makes it terrifying.”
Ken's Review: The Strangers - Your Typical Horror Film « FirstShowing.net
“Once determinism or randomness is supplanted by choice contingency becomes problematic.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘randomness’.
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SCIE - mathematics
The most frequent words in the titles of mathematical books and journals (www.sciencedirect.com)
nonparametric, nonparametric sta..., multivariate anal..., partial different..., multivariate, topology, stochastic, differential equa..., linear algebra, harmonic analysis, applied mathematics, combinatorial and 205 more...
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EN - academic vocabulary
Use these and get promoted
abandon, abandonment, abnormally, abstract, abstraction, abstractly, abstracts, academia, academic, academically, academics, academies and 3119 more...
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Creative List
Words that evoke creativity
creativity, accidental, serendipity, chance, innocence, child, imagination, intuition, Steve jobs, Michaelangelo, Bach, Escher and 28 more...
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Nullologue
nullologue, vaudeville, debauchery, debauched, libertine, nothing, dhadak, tz pf, nothingology, goodbyeology, sharmuta, manifesto and 866 more...
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Diversified Obsessions
calendars, running, music, men, friends, motherhood, art, food, solitude, connection, drama, humor and 117 more...
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Flash's Words
constantinople, masquerade, indubitably, alabaster, hack, onomatopoeia, phantasmagoria, bibliotheque, arduous, metadata, stasis, insubstantiality and 5 more...
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statistical terms
ogive, kurtosis, median polish, central limit the..., martingale, submartingale, characteristic fu..., spline, split-plot design, autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity, hypergeometric and 76 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for randomness.
ry ooh fbharjo I never saw the below comment. Thanks for the welcome and the...vote of confidence? Dec 23, 2012
fbharjo Is it Arthur Koestler's ghost?
Are you related to Gilbert Ryle, ry?
Hope that doesn't rile you.
Hold on holons!
Ask ri to ask ry to ask why?!?! iroquoisy???? (see comments for further explanation)
spinon and on and on................Welcome to wordnik, word-ry! Have fun! Dec 5, 2012
ry I clicked the "random word" link and came to this page. The odds are incogitable. And now I will go back to my sci-fi novel about ghost-in-the-machine, rogue AIs Nov 30, 2012