randomization

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noun

The process of making random.

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

nounrandomization (countable and uncountable, plural randomizations)

plural randomizations · alternative randomisation

  1. BritishEnglishOxfordUScountableuncountableThe process of making random.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance

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randomisation
Broader
organizationorganisation

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. Englishrandomization

From random + -ization.

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Translations

Czech randomizace
  • randomizaceThe process of making random
Indonesian pengacakan
  • pengacakanThe process of making random
Latvian randomizācija
  • randomizācijaThe process of making random
Portuguese aleatorização
  • aleatorizaçãoThe process of making random
Slovak randomizácia
  • randomizáciaThe process of making random
Swedish slumpning
  • slumpningThe process of making random
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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