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Inglés		Español
random adj	(not weighted or biased)	aleatorio/a adj
		al azar loc prep
	The computer generated a random number.
	La computadora generó un número aleatorio.
random adj	(arbitrary)	arbitrario/a adj
	The rules are completely random and serve no real purpose!
	Las reglas son completamente arbitrarias y no tienen un propósito real.
random adj	(fortuitous)	fortuito/a adj
		casual adj
	If it hadn't been for a random meeting, I might never have seen her again.
	Si no hubiera sido por una reunión fortuita, tal vez nunca la hubiese visto otra vez.
random adj	(statistics: taken at random)	aleatorio/a adj
	With a given random sample of forty, what is the probability?
	Con una muestra aleatoria de cuarenta, ¿cuál es la probabilidad?

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
random adj	(aimless)	sin rumbo loc prep
	Tim believes random wandering is the best way to know a city.
	Tim opina que el caminar sin rumbo es la mejor manera de conocer una ciudad.
random adj	(haphazard)	aleatorio/a adj
		al azar loc prep
	The scholar tries to use random logic to support his arguments.
	El erudito trata de utilizar lógica aleatoria como apoyo para sus argumentos.
random adj	informal (unpredictable or unexpected) (persona)	desconocido/a adj
	(suceso)	inesperado/a adj
	I was sitting there and this random guy asked me to go out with him.
	Yo sólo estaba sentada ahí, y este chico desconocido me invito a salir.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Fue algo inesperado que este chico me invitara a salir.
random interj	slang (indicating surprise)	¡vaya! interj
		¡guau! interj
	Carly plays ukulele? Random!
	¿Que Carly toca el ukelele? ¡Vaya!
	¿Que Carly toca el ukelele? ¡Guau!

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
at random adv	(in arbitrary way)	al azar loc adv
	Study participants were selected at random.
	Los estudiantes que participaron fueron seleccionados al azar.
		aleatoriamente adv
	Los estudiantes fueron seleccionados aleatoriamente.
nonrandom, non-random adj	(not happening by chance)	no aleatorio loc adj
random access n	(availability whenever needed)	acceso aleatorio loc nom m
random access n	(capacity of videodisc or CD)	acceso aleatorio loc nom m
random access adj	(computers: storage type)	de acceso aleatorio loc adj
random access memory n	(computing: storage space)	memoria RAM loc nom f
	My first computer only had 16 kilobytes, but nowadays personal computers have 1 gigabyte or more of random access memory.
	Mi primera computadora sólo tenía 16 KB, pero hoy en día las computadoras personales tiene 1 gigabyte de memoria RAM.
random error	(statistics)	error de muestreo nm + loc adj
		error aleatorio nm + adj
random number	(statistics)	número aleatorio nm + adj
random order n	(sequence without pattern)	orden aleatorio nm + adj
	The music player can play songs in random order.
random play n	(music player: shuffle setting)	reproducción aleatoria nf + adj
		reproducción al azar nf + loc adj
	I changed the setting on the music player to random play.
	Cambié la configuración del reproductor a reproducción aleatoria.
random sample n	(chosen by chance)	muestra al azar grupo nom
		muestra aleatoria nf + adj
	The researchers used a random sample of the local population for their study.
random sampling n	(statistics: way of choosing group)	muestreo aleatorio nm + adj
random shot n	(shot not aimed at anything)	bala perdida nf + adj
	Jim was gunned down by a random shot during the New Year's Eve party.
	A Jim lo mataron de una bala perdida durante la fiesta de Año Nuevo.

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In the English description:

aleatory - arbitrarily - arbitrary - desultory - dram - haphazard - haphazardly - indiscriminate - indiscriminately - laundry list - lucky dip - probabilistic - pull out of a hat - RAM - randomization - randomize - randomly - scattering - scattershot - shuffle - stochastic

Spanish:

aleatorio - azaroso - surtido - indiscriminado - esporádico - ensartar - a dedo - orden arbitrario - memoria RAM - coroto - maromo - impensadamente - al tuntún

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