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Uncommon
noun
•
A
roving
motion
;
course
without
definite
direction
;
lack
of
rule
or
method
;
chance
.
•
Speed
,
full
speed
;
impetuosity
,
force
.
•
The
full
range
of a
bullet
or other
projectile
; hence, the
angle
at which a
weapon
is
tilted
to
allow
the
greatest
range
.
•
An
undefined
,
unknown
or
unimportant
person; a person of no
consequence
.
•
In Mining:
The
direction
of a rake-vein.
•
In Printing:
A
frame
for
composing
type
.
adj
•
Having
unpredictable
outcomes
and, in the
ideal
case
, all
outcomes
equally
probable
;
resulting
from such
selection
;
lacking
statistical
correlation
.
•
In Mathematics:
Of or
relating
to
probability distribution
.
•
In Computing:
Pseudorandom
;
mimicking
the
result
of
random
selection
.
•
Representative
and
undistinguished
;
typical
and
average
;
selected
for no
particular
reason
.
•
Apropos of nothing
;
lacking
context
;
unexpected
;
having
apparent
lack
of
plan
,
cause
, or
reason
.
•
Characterized
by or often
saying
random
things
;
habitually
using
non sequiturs
.
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mysterious
static
odd
clever
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mundane
creepy
probabilistic
fake
stupid
linear
unexpected
small
inaccurate
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dumb
predictable
simple
unusual
variational
binary
natural
sequential
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valid
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subjective
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multiple
periodic
large
accurate
dynamic
erratic
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random
English
raundon
Middle English (1100-1500)
randon
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
randir
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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