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RNG

noun · 5 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɹʌŋ/
  • homophone: rung
  • homophone: wrung
  • rhymes with -ʌŋ

1

noun

Meaning 1

Initialism of random number generator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of random number generation.

Randomness, variability, or luck, especially that produced by random number generation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal, uncountable

Topics: games, gaming

Examples

  • The combat in this game is way too RNG-based.
  • Jeez, I'm having terrible RNG today.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of random number generation.

Initialism of Random Number God.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, humorous, initialism, uncountable

Topics: roguelikes, video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of renewable natural gas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biomethane

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An algebraic structure satisfying the same properties as a ring, except that multiplication need not have an identity element.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ring, with i dropped to suggest the absence of the identity element.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 人品 (rénpǐn) — gaming, informal: randomness, variability, or luck