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náhodný — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accidental adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
  • adventitious adj From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
  • casual adj Relaxed and informal, especially in style, manner, or dress.
  • fortuitous adj Happening by chance, especially in a lucky or fortunate way.
  • haphazard adj Done without any clear plan or order; disorganized and random.
  • random adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.

Senses

náhodný is used for these senses in English:

  • accidental Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]
  • casual Happening by chance.
  • fortuitous Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
  • haphazard Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
  • random (statistics) Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.
  • random (informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous.
  • random (informal) Of a person: characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.

accidental — full definition

  1. adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
  2. adj Not essential to the basic nature of something; incidental.

adventitious — full definition

  1. adj From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
  2. adj Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
  3. adj Not congenital; acquired.
  4. adj Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.

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