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What does random mean?

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Noun
  1. A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
  2. (obsolete) Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force. [14th-17th c.]
  3. (obsolete) The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range. [16th-19th c.]
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.]
  5. (mining) The direction of a rake-vein.
Adjective
  1. Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.
  2. (mathematics) Of or relating to probability distribution.
  3. (computing) Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
  4. (somewhat colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.
  5. (somewhat colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause, or reason.
  6. (colloquial) Characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.
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