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random
nouns
a random sample
• A test was carried out on a random sample of the cattle.
a random selection
• He looked at a random selection of the files.
a random number
• Pick a random number.
a random sequence
• They were asked to memorize a random sequence of numbers.
random checks/tests
• He believes the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.
random violence
• The family were caught up in the random violence that haunts a neighbourhood ruled by gangs.
adverbs
completely/entirely random
• The atomic particles seem to move in a completely random direction.
apparently/seemingly random
• a wave of apparently random attacks
purely/truly random
• a purely random sequence of numbers
phrases
in random order
• The names are in random order.
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adj. VERBS be, seem ADV. completely, entirely, purely, quite, totally | almost | fairly | truly | apparently, seemingly a seemingly random sequence of numbers
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