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randomly

adv. manner
B1 Intermediate US //ˈɹændəmɫi// UK //ɹˈændəmli// ran·dom·ly

adv. 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.


SIMPLE

The computer picks a winner randomly from the list.

CONTEXTUAL

The software generates a password by selecting characters randomly to ensure maximum security.

COMPLEX

The participants were assigned randomly to either the control group or the experimental group to eliminate selection bias from the study's results.

Synonyms
Origin

From random + -ly.

Usage

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.

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