randomly
adv. manneradv. happening by chance rather than following a plan or pattern. You use this when there is no specific reason why one thing was chosen over another.
adv. without a definite aim, purpose, or fixed pattern; in a manner that lacks predictability. Often used in statistical or computational contexts to describe selection where every item has an equal probability of being chosen.
The computer picks a winner randomly from the list.
The software generates a password by selecting characters randomly to ensure maximum security.
The participants were assigned randomly to either the control group or the experimental group to eliminate selection bias from the study's results.
From random + -ly.
Typically placed after the verb or at the end of the clause; in formal writing, it may appear between the auxiliary and the main verb.