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

the randomness of life

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Maor recommends that companies look for glitches in the artifacts sent their way and look to introduce some randomness in their approach from account to account. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024 Across the social and biological sciences, statisticians use a technique that leverages randomness to deal with the unknown. —

Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024 Somewhat counterintuitively, noise – also called randomness – facilitates self-organization. —

Chantal Nguyen, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024 The crucial element was, again, randomness — the verifier’s choice of snippets would have to be unpredictable, to ensure that a dishonest prover couldn’t hide inconsistencies anywhere. —

Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for randomness