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
David E. Adlerthe randomness of life
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In a nutshell, the notion of randomness is not well defined, unless there is a process associated with it.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025
The randomness of his attacks and methods left authorities perplexed — and allowed Ramirez to escape capture for more than a year.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025
Clubs consider everything and eliminate nothing, the byproduct of playing a sport renowned for its randomness.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Even then, the physicists and engineers only generated 512 bits of true randomness.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025
The randomness of his attacks and methods left authorities perplexed — and allowed Ramirez to escape capture for more than a year.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025
Clubs consider everything and eliminate nothing, the byproduct of playing a sport renowned for its randomness.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Even then, the physicists and engineers only generated 512 bits of true randomness.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/randomness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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