randomness
English Thesaurus
1. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | irregularity, unregularity, |
| definition | : | not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | ergodicity, |
| definition | : | an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions (noun.attribute) |
2. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | physical property, |
| definition | : | any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | conformational entropy, |
| definition | : | entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone (noun.attribute) |
| domain category | : | thermodynamics, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy (noun.cognition) |
3. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | random, |
| definition | : | lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | random, |
| definition | : | lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance (adj.all) |
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