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Coincidental vs Randomness - What's the difference?

coincidental | randomness |

As an adjective coincidental

is occurring as or resulting from coincidence.

As a noun randomness is

the property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.

coincidental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.
  • Happening or existing at the same time.

    • Related terms

    * coincident * coincidentally * coincidence

    See also

    * coincide * incident * accident

    Anagrams

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    randomness

    English

    (wikipedia randomness)

    Noun

    (es)
  • The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.
  • (mathematics) A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
  • A measure of the lack of purpose, logic or objectivity of an event.
    • There was no randomness in the teacher's selection of the class representative.

    Derived terms

    * algorithmic randomness * statistical randomness

    Related terms

    * random * at random