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randomization

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹændəməˈzeɪt͡ʃən/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌɹændəməˈzeɪt͡ʃən/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˌɹɛəndəməˈzeɪt͡ʃən]
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  • Australian: /ˌɹændəməˈzæɪt͡ʃən/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌɹɛndəməˈzæɪt͡ʃən/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of making random.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: randomisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organization, organisation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3er- Proto-Indo-European *h3reyH-der. Proto-Germanic *rinnaną Proto-West Germanic *rinnan Frankish *randijubor. Old French randirder. Old French randonbor. Middle English randoun English randon English random Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English randomization From random + -ization.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: randomizace — The process of making random
  • Indonesian: pengacakan — The process of making random
  • Latvian: randomizācija — The process of making random
  • Portuguese: aleatorização — The process of making random
  • Swedish: slumpning — The process of making random