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Randomness vs Accidentality - What's the difference?

randomness | accidentality |

As nouns the difference between randomness and accidentality

is that randomness is the property of all possible outcomes being equally likely while accidentality is quality of being accidental; accidentalness.

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

    accidentality

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Quality of being accidental; accidentalness.