RANDOMNESS

randomness, haphazardness, stochasticity, noise

(noun) the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

randomness, entropy

(noun) (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; “entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

randomness (usually uncountable, plural randomnesses)

The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.

(mathematics) A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.

A measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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