randomize

ran·dom·ize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ran-duh-mahyz]
- /ˈræn dəˌmaɪz/
- /ˈræn.də.maɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ran-duh-mahyz]
- /ˈræn dəˌmaɪz/

Definitions of randomize word

verb with object randomize to order or select in a random manner, as in a sample or experiment, especially in order to reduce bias and interference caused by irrelevant variables; make random. 1
transitive verb randomize make sth random 1
verb randomize If you randomize the events or people in scientific experiments or academic research, you use a method that gives them all an equal chance of happening or being chosen. 0
verb randomize to set up (a selection process, sample, etc) in a deliberately random way in order to enhance the statistical validity of any results obtained 0
verb transitive randomize to select or choose (items of a group) in a random order to obtain an unbiased result, often by using a table of random numbers 0

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Origin of randomize

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; random + -ize

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Parts of speech for Randomize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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randomize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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