randomizers
Tools producing unpredictability
Randomizers are devices, algorithms, or mechanisms that introduce randomness into a process.
In computing, a randomizer generates unpredictable values for games, simulations, or security applications: The randomizer assigned players to teams.
In board games and tabletop gaming, randomizers include dice, spinners, or card shuffles—anything that produces chance outcomes.
Scientific studies use randomizers to assign subjects to control and experimental groups, eliminating selection bias.
Marked cubes for chance
- spinnerThing that rotates
- wheelRotating circular frame
- rouletteSpinning wheel wager
- raffleLottery for prizes
tombola · picker · selector · generator · shuffler · draw · tarot · straws
Quantified chance of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
lottery · gamble · fortune · fate · destiny · happenstance · contingency · fluke
Mixed collection of things
- diversityState of varied elements
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
potpourri · jumble · scramble · miscellany · melange · patchwork · eclectic · motley
Cannot be anticipated
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- arbitraryBased on personal whim
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
haphazard · chaotic · whimsical · fickle · inconsistent · volatile · scattershot · hit-or-miss
dice
Marked cubes for chance
raffle · tombola · picker · selector · generator · shuffler · draw · tarot · straws
probability
Quantified chance of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
coincidence · lottery · gamble · fortune · fate · destiny · happenstance · contingency · fluke · accident
assortment
Mixed collection of things
- diversityState of varied elements
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
hodgepodge · potpourri · jumble · scramble · miscellany · melange · patchwork · eclectic · motley · smorgasbord
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- arbitraryBased on personal whim
sporadic · haphazard · chaotic · whimsical · fickle · inconsistent · volatile · scattershot · hit-or-miss · willy-nilly
randomizerssequencers
Things that arrange sequentially
orderers · prioritizers · classifiers · rankers · schedulers
randomizersorganizers
Those who coordinate activities
systematizers · arrangers · regulators · normalizers · harmonizers
- randomized trialStudy with chance-based grouping