randomize

verb

ran·​dom·​ize ˈran-də-ˌmīz How to pronounce randomize (audio)
randomized; randomizing

transitive verb

: to select, assign, or arrange in a random way
randomization noun
randomizer noun

Examples of randomize in a Sentence

The numbers have been randomized. A randomized study of patients treated with the drug showed it to be effective.
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Those inter-wave upgrades are also randomized in each run, adding some roguelike unpredictability that means no two play sessions develop quite the same way. Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025 Then the researchers randomized 246 software coding tasks, either allowing them to be completed with AI or not. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025 All contained collectible paper ephemera, some randomized. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 July 2025 The patients in the new study were randomized to two groups. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for randomize

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of randomize was in 1926

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“Randomize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/randomize. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

randomize

verb
ran·​dom·​ize ˈran-də-ˌmīz How to pronounce randomize (audio)
randomized; randomizing
: to make random
shuffling randomizes playing cards

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