pseudorandomness

noun

The state of being pseudorandom.

OriginEnglish pseudorandom ← Middle English randoun ← Old French randon →
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Meanings

nounpseudorandomness (uncountable)

alternative pseudo-randomness

  1. uncountableThe state of being pseudorandom.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reyH-
  7. Proto-Germanic*rinnaną
  8. Proto-West Germanic*rinnan
  9. Frankish*randij
  10. Old Frenchrandir
  11. Old Frenchrandon
  12. Middle Englishrandoun
  13. Englishrandon
  14. Englishrandom
  15. Englishpseudorandom
  16. Englishpseudorandomness

From pseudorandom + -ness.

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Translations

Finnish näennäissatunnaisuus
  • näennäissatunnaisuusstate of being pseudorandom
Russian псевдослуча́йность
  • псевдослуча́йность (psevdoslučájnostʹ)state of being pseudorandom
Cite this entry
APA

pseudorandomness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorandomness

MLA

“pseudorandomness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorandomness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudorandomness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudorandomness.

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