aléatoire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adventitious adj From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
- aleatory adj Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
- chancy adj Uncertain; risky; hazardous.
- 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
aléatoire is used for these senses in English:
- aleatory Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
- chancy Subject to chance; random.
- 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) Apropos of nothing; lacking context, relevance, or any connection to the previous situation; unexpected.
- randomness (mathematics) A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
adventitious — full definition
- adj From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
- adj Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
- adj Not congenital; acquired.
- adj Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
aleatory — full definition
- adj Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
- adj Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).