random number
/ˈɹæn.dəm ˈnʌm.bɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see random, number.
noun
A number allotted randomly using suitable generator (electronic machine or as simple "generator" as die).
noun
A number selected based on a uniform distribution, typically using a suitable generator (for example, rolling a die).
noun
Example Sentences
- "1975, Gregory Chaitin, "Randomness and Mathematical Proof", Scientific American, (232), May 1975, pp. 47–52, reprinted in Information, Randomness & Incompleteness: Papers on Algorithmic Information Theory Tossing a coin is a classical procedure for producing a random number .... Tossing a coin 20 times can produce any one of 2²⁰ ... binary series, and each of them has exactly the same probability."
- "A random number is a precisely defined mathematical concept in which every number should have an equal likeliness of occurrence...."
- "To randomize the selection process, a random number from 1 to 50 should be used ... This could be done, for example, by using the last two digits of the serial number on a dollar bill. If those digits were 87, subtract 50, leaving 37."
- "The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹæn.dəm ˈnʌm.bɚ/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
random number generator
pseudorandom number