randomly

randomly
random ► ADJECTIVE 1) made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision. 2) Statistics governed by or involving equal chances for each item.
DERIVATIVES randomize (also randomise) verb randomly adverb randomness noun.
ORIGIN originally in the sense «impetuous headlong rush»; from Old French randon 'great speed' , from randir 'gallop' .

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