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1. randomness
noun. ['ˈrændəmnəs'] (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work.
Synonyms
Etymology
- -ness (English)
- random (English)
- raundon (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Randomness
- abruptness
- absoluteness
- acuteness
- adonis
- aggressiveness
- agribusiness
- airworthiness
- alertness
- aloofness
- alumnus
- anise
- anus
- appropriateness
- arbitrariness
- assertiveness
- astuteness
- attentiveness
- attractiveness
- awareness
- awfulness
Sentences with randomness
1. Noun, singular or mass
Entropy can be thought of as a measure of disorder or the randomness of a system.
Quotes about randomness
1. Betting on the success of innovative technologies in the marketplace can carry all the uncertainty and risk that betting on the next card in the deck does at a blackjack table in Las Vegas. There is a factor of randomness that must be factored in, but precisely how to do so is anyone's guess.
- Henry Petroski
2. Religion's just a well-oiled profit-driven denial of the randomness of it all.
- Wally Lamb