randomness

Plural: randomnesses

Noun

• (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
• the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
• The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.
• A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
• A measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event.

Examples

• There was no randomness in the teacher's selection of the class representative.

Synonyms

entropy, haphazardness, noise, S, stochasticity

Related Words

at random, random