randomiser
Unpredictability-making device
A randomiser is a device, program, or mechanism that generates random or unpredictable results.
In computing, randomisers select values without predictable pattern: The playlist randomiser keeps surprising me with forgotten songs.
Board games and apps use randomisers to determine outcomes fairly.
Also spelled randomizer.
Ship's flat surface
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- mixCombine different elements
- rearrangeAlter the sequence
- scrambleMix into disorder
reorder · sequence · permutation · reshuffle · jumble · playlist · tracks · order
Quantified chance of occurrence
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
unpredictable · arbitrary · stochastic · haphazard · serendipity · fluke · coincidence · fortune
deck
Ship's flat surface
scramble · reorder · sequence · permutation · reshuffle · jumble · playlist · tracks · order · distribute
probability
Quantified chance of occurrence
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- likelihoodChance something will occur
uncertainty · unpredictable · arbitrary · stochastic · haphazard · serendipity · fluke · coincidence · fortune · risk
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
chooser · shuffle · draw · lottery · wheel · spinner · sampler · allocator · assigner · sorter
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