randomizing
Making outcomes unpredictable
Randomizing is making something random—introducing chance or unpredictability into a process.
In research, randomizing assigns subjects to groups without bias: Randomizing participants ensures the control group isn't skewed.
In computing and gaming, randomizing shuffles outcomes so they can't be predicted: The game keeps things fresh by randomizing enemy spawns.
Ship's flat surface
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- scrambleMix into disorder
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- reorderArrange again or replenish
reshuffle · permutation · sequence · draw · raffle · lottery · dealing · cut
Extracting subset for study
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- raffleLottery for prizes
- drawCreate with pencil
- pickingAct of selecting
choosing · assignment · allocation · blind · impartial · unbiased · fair · rotation
Quantified chance of occurrence
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
uncertainty · stochastic · aleatory · fortuity · fluke · accident · contingency · indeterminate
Finite problem-solving procedure
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
cryptographic · pseudorandom · sampling · noise · simulation · iteration · function · variable
Hearth implement for coals
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- rouletteSpinning wheel wager
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- slotsNarrow elongated openings
bingo · keno · baccarat · mahjong · Yahtzee · dominoes · backgammon · craps
Mixed collection of things
- diversityState of varied elements
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- spectrumContinuous range of values
potpourri · miscellany · heterogeneity · multiplicity · mixture · jumble · hodgepodge · patchwork
Authority to direct
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
subjects · participants · clinical · sampling · methodology · variable · condition · group
deck
Ship's flat surface
reorder · reshuffle · permutation · sequence · draw · raffle · lottery · dealing · cut · riffle
sampling
Extracting subset for study
picking · choosing · assignment · allocation · blind · impartial · unbiased · fair · rotation · roster
probability
Quantified chance of occurrence
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
odds · uncertainty · stochastic · aleatory · fortuity · fluke · accident · contingency · indeterminate · unpredictable
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
hash · cryptographic · pseudorandom · sampling · noise · simulation · iteration · function · variable · array
poker
Hearth implement for coals
slots · bingo · keno · baccarat · mahjong · Yahtzee · dominoes · backgammon · craps · pachinko
assortment
Mixed collection of things
spectrum · potpourri · miscellany · heterogeneity · multiplicity · mixture · jumble · hodgepodge · patchwork · eclectic
control
Authority to direct
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
assignment · subjects · participants · clinical · sampling · methodology · variable · condition · group · allocation
- muddlingmuddling, jumbling, scrambling, mixing up, disarranging
- array operationssorting, searching, insertion, deletion, indexing
randomizingordering
Placing in sequence
organizing · sorting · arranging · systematizing · structuring
randomizingsequencing
Determining element order
serializing · alphabetizing · numbering · ranking · prioritizing
randomizingdesigning
Planning how something appears
planning · choreographing · orchestrating · predetermining · engineering
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