randomisation

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A form of randomization — The process of making random.

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randomization
OriginEnglish random ← Middle English randoun ← Old French randon →
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Meanings

nounrandomisation (countable and uncountable, plural randomisations)

plural randomisations

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of randomization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance

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randomization
Broader
organizationorganisation
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randomization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reyH-
  3. Proto-Germanic*rinnaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*rinnan
  5. Frankish*randij
  6. Old Frenchrandir
  7. Old Frenchrandon
  8. Middle Englishrandoun
  9. Englishrandon
  10. Englishrandom
  11. Englishrandomisation

From random + -isation.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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