randomises

Makes order arbitrary

Randomises is the British spelling of randomizes, meaning to arrange or select in a random order or by chance.

Clinical trials randomise participants into treatment and control groups to eliminate bias.

Software can randomise playlists or test questions.

The spelling with -ise is standard in British English, while American English uses -ize.

computing

shuffles

Reorders randomly

  • algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
  • arrayOrdered collection or display
  • seedEmbryonic plant capsule

generator · permutation · sequence · order · data · selection · sampling · hash · distribution · entropy

everyday

varies

Changes in amount

rotates · switches · changes · unpredictable · spontaneous · arbitrary · haphazard · jumbles · scrambles · reorders

gaming

spawns

Produces young, especially aquatically

dice · procedural · generation · outcomes · chance · rolls · events · items · placement · maps

scientific

controls

Operates or regulates

bias · variables · participants · allocation · study · methodology · placebo · double-blind · selection · groups

Opposites
order vs chaos

randomisesorders

Instructions to obey

organises · sorts · arranges · structures · sequences

control vs chance

randomisescontrols

Operates or regulates

determines · fixes · specifies · predetermines · curates

Family

randomised, randomise, randomisation, randomiser, randomising, randomisers

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