aleatoric

adjective

: characterized by chance or indeterminate elements
aleatoric music

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When the sun shines through and paints floors, walls, and people with moving color, the effect is aleatoric, agnostic, and otherworldly. — Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2020

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Etymology

aleatory + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aleatoric was in 1921

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“Aleatoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aleatoric. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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