as in uncertainty
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Recent Examples of randomness
Some of it is the randomness of life in the algorithm era, and some of it was specific to this show and that moment.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite its simplicity, the coin toss is a pivotal moment in the Super Bowl, one that carries weight far beyond its apparent randomness.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
This is because, in part, Bob’s measurement also introduces quantum randomness into the process in ways that Eve cannot plausibly recreate—and Bob could not observe without disturbing the system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
Patients who use cutting-edge technologies like PGT-A have to grapple with both realities, confronting both the randomness of reproduction and the fact that research on add-on tests like PGT-A is happening simultaneously to the tests being offered.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite its simplicity, the coin toss is a pivotal moment in the Super Bowl, one that carries weight far beyond its apparent randomness.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
This is because, in part, Bob’s measurement also introduces quantum randomness into the process in ways that Eve cannot plausibly recreate—and Bob could not observe without disturbing the system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
Patients who use cutting-edge technologies like PGT-A have to grapple with both realities, confronting both the randomness of reproduction and the fact that research on add-on tests like PGT-A is happening simultaneously to the tests being offered.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for randomness
Noun
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The tariff file has caused a high level of uncertainty both for consumers and businesses.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The natural chaos of life can make uncertainty feel even worse, Dr. Gallagher says.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lacy already was facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal car accident in Louisiana last December that had clouded his NFL prospects.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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In January, Lacy was charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle after police said Lacy caused a December 17 automobile accident in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, that killed 78-year-old Herman Hall and injured two other people.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But after a while, realizing that in-person services remained a long way off, the group resumed meeting online, playing recordings of communal singing to which members could add their voices and sharing songs in advance to compensate for the loss of fortuity.—
Philissa Cramer,
sun-sentinel.com,
16 Sep. 2020
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Uncovering a Speedster with a little over 13,000 miles on the odometer in an estate sale is automotive fortuity.—
Austin Irwin,
Car and Driver,
13 Sep. 2021
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The massive success can be seen in real time, as the electronic signup sheet typically fills up and spills over onto a waitlist within minutes of it being emailed out—we’ve tried each month to snag a spot with no luck, just to test this theory.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Randomness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/randomness. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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