随机 (suí jī) — (adjective) random, stochastic; (adverb) randomly, at random
Definition
随机 means 'random' in a technical/probabilistic sense (random sampling, randomly generated). Unlike 任意 (arbitrary, willful) or 偶然 (by chance, accidental), it implies a systematic or computational randomness rather than personal whim or coincidence.
adjective
randomstochastic
adverb
randomlyat random
Examples
- 随机。Diào chá cǎi yòng le suí jī chōu yàng de fāng fǎ.The survey used random sampling.
- 随机。Zhè ge yóu xì de jiǎng lì shì suí jī fēn pèi de.The rewards in this game are distributed randomly.
- 随机。Diàn nǎo huì suí jī shēng chéng yí gè yàn zhèng mǎ.The computer will randomly generate a verification code.
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