Definition of: random

(ran′dəm) noun
1. Want of definite aim or intention.
2. Something done, made, or chosen without method or purpose.
3. Printing A sloping board for holding galleys of type matter intended for making up forms.
—at random Without definite purpose or aim; haphazardly.
—adjective
1. Done or chosen without definite aim or deliberate purpose; chance; casual.
2. In statistics, erratic. [<OF randon force, violence <randonner, rander move rapidly, gallop]
—ran′dom·ly adverb