tilfældig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accidental adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
- erratic adj Unpredictable and inconsistent; changing without any clear pattern.
- random adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.
Senses
tilfældig 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.]
- erratic Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not 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.
accidental — full definition
- adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
- adj Not essential to the basic nature of something; incidental.
erratic — full definition
- adj Unpredictable and inconsistent; changing without any clear pattern.
- noun A large boulder carried far from its origin by a glacier and left behind when the ice melted.