random event
Unpredictable happening unfolds
A random event is something that happens without predictable cause or pattern—an occurrence determined by chance rather than design.
In probability and statistics, random events form the basis of mathematical analysis: coin flips, dice rolls, radioactive decay.
In everyday speech, the term often describes unexpected happenings: Running into my ex at the airport was a completely random event.
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- chance encounterUnintended crossing of paths
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- freak accidentRare, unpredictable calamity
- flukeChance stroke of luck
coincidence · happenstance · luck · stroke of luck · lucky break · fortune · probability · one in a million · occurrence · incident · unexpected · surprise · bolt from the blue · unpredictable · lottery · dice · roll · roll of the dice
- probabilityprobability, chance, odds, luck, likely
- chancechance, luck, lottery, dice, probability
- eventsparty, parties, wedding, concert, concerts
- accidentsaccident, car accident, bike accident, mishap, traffic accident
random eventforegone conclusion
Result assumed beforehand
logical consequence · natural law · certainty · sure thing · fate
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