random

random
1. noun

at random — wahllos; willkürlich; (aimlessly) ziellos

choose at random — aufs Geratewohl wählen

2. adjective
1) (unsystematic) willkürlich [Auswahl]

make a random guess — raten aufs Geratewohl

2) (Statistics) Zufalls-
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['rændəm]
adjective
(done etc without any particular plan or system; irregular: The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.) zufällig
- academic.ru/90694/randomly">randomly
- at random
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ran·dom
[ˈrændəm]
I. n no pl
1. (aimlessly)
at \random willkürlich, wahllos
to choose at \random auf Gutglück wählen
to open a book at \random ein Buch irgendwo aufschlagen
to talk at \random irgendetwas daherreden, einfach drauflosreden fam
to wander at \random through the streets ziellos durch die Straßen wandern
at \random zufällig, per Zufallsprinzip
II. adj zufällig, wahllos
a \random choice of sth eine willkürliche Auswahl an [o von] etw dat
a \random sample eine Stichprobe
a \random selection eine willkürliche Auswahl
we asked a \random selection of people what they thought wir fragten irgendwelche x-beliebigen Leute nach ihrer Meinung
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['rndəm]
1. n

at random (speak, walk, drive) — aufs Geratewohl; shoot, drop bombs ziellos; take wahllos

to hit out at random — ziellos um sich schlagen

to talk at random — ins Blaue hineinreden

a few examples chosen or taken at random — ein paar willkürlich gewählte Beispiele

he just said anything at random — er hat einfach irgendetwas gesagt, er hat einfach drauflosgeredet

I (just) chose one at random — ich wählte einfach irgendeine (Beliebige)

2. adj
selection willkürlich; sequence zufällig

killed by a random bullet — von einer verirrten Kugel getötet

random breath/drug test — Stichprobe f auf Alkohol im Atem/auf Drogen

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random [ˈrændəm]
A adj wahllos, ziellos, zufällig, willkürlich, Zufalls…:
random access IT wahlfreier Zugriff;
random-access memory COMPUT Arbeitsspeicher m;
random error MATH Zufallsfehler m;
random mating BIOL Zufallspaarung f;
random motion PHYS unkontrollierbare Bewegung;
random number IT beliebige Zahl, Zufallszahl f;
random sample (Statistik) Zufallsstichprobe f;
random sampling (Statistik) Zufallsstichprobenerhebung f;
random shot Schuss m ins Blaue
B s:
at random aufs Geratewohl, auf gut Glück, blindlings;
talk at random ins Blaue hineinreden, (wild) drauflosreden
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1. noun

at random — wahllos; willkürlich; (aimlessly) ziellos

choose at random — aufs Geratewohl wählen

2. adjective
1) (unsystematic) willkürlich [Auswahl]

make a random guess — raten aufs Geratewohl

2) (Statistics) Zufalls-
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adj.
Zufalls- präfix.
direkt adj.
wahlfrei adj.
zufällig adj.

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