random

1. random (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.

Example: Still take advice ; though counsels, when they fly / At random, sometimes hit most happily.

2. random (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.

Example: they were messagers vnto kyng Ban & Bors sent from kynge Arthur / therfor said the viij knyghtes ye shalle dye or be prysoners / for we ben knyghtes of kyng Claudas And therwith two of them dressid theire sperys / and Vlfyus and Brastias dressid theire speres and ranne to gyder with grete raundon

3. random (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range.

Example: Fortie yards will they shoot levell, or very neare the marke, and 120 is their best at Random.

4. random (adj) — sense 4

Definition: Occurring for no particular reason; haphazard, unpredictable.

Example: Our city is plagued by random acts of violence.

5. random (adj) — sense 5

Definition: Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.

Example: Near-synonyms: aleatory, stochastic

6. random (adj) — sense 6

Definition: Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.

Example: The rand function generates a random number from a seed.

7. random (verb) — sense 7

Definition: To wander; to stray; to meander.