randomise
Make order arbitrary
To randomise is to arrange or select by chance rather than by design.
Scientists randomise participants into treatment groups to eliminate bias.
You might randomise a playlist so songs play in unpredictable order.
The spelling with -ise is British; Americans write randomize.
The software randomises the questions each time you take the test.
Ship's flat surface
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- solitaireCard game for one
bridge · riffle · cut · dealer · hand · draw · deal · reshuffle
Mixed collection of things
- diversityState of varied elements
- selectionChosen item or items
- rangeExtent of variation
- spectrumContinuous range of values
array · medley · mosaic · potpourri · miscellany · hodgepodge · smorgasbord · jumble
Randomly determined, statistically describable
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- permutationArrangement in specific order
algorithm · distribution · variable · Monte Carlo · bootstrap · simulation · generator · seed
Lacking regularity or consistency
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- arbitraryBased on personal whim
haphazard · serendipitous · fortuitous · accidental · chance · fluky · impulsive · indeterminate
deck
Ship's flat surface
solitaire · bridge · riffle · cut · dealer · hand · draw · deal · reshuffle · mix
assortment
Mixed collection of things
spectrum · array · medley · mosaic · potpourri · miscellany · hodgepodge · smorgasbord · jumble · mix
stochastic
Randomly determined, statistically describable
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- samplingExtracting subset for study
permutation · algorithm · distribution · variable · Monte Carlo · bootstrap · simulation · generator · seed · entropy
erratic
Lacking regularity or consistency
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
arbitrary · haphazard · serendipitous · fortuitous · accidental · chance · fluky · impulsive · indeterminate · chaotic
randomiseorder
Methodical arrangement or request
organise · arrange · sort · sequence · systematise
randomisepredetermine
Decide before the fact
fix · control · standardise · regularise · preordain
- randomized trialStudy with chance-based grouping
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