[details=Click to expand]World English Dictionary: random (ˈrændəm) — adj 1. lacking any definite plan or prearranged order; haphazard: a random selection 2. statistics a.having a value which cannot be determined but only described probabilistically: a random variable b.chosen without regard to any characteristics of the individual members of the population so that each has an equal chance of being selected: random sampling 3. informal (of a person) unknown: some random guy waiting for a bus — n 4. at random in a purposeless fashion; not following any prearranged order [C14: from Old French randon , from randir to gallop, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German rinnan to run] 'randomly — adv 'randomness — n
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