aleatory

English

WOTD – 29 July 2007

Etymology

From Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor (“dice-player”), from ālea (“a die”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/, /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/, /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/
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Adjective

aleatory (not comparable)

Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
Synonyms: random, stochastic
(art, music) Produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).

Derived terms

aleatorily

Translations

depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance

Bulgarian: случаен (bg) (slučaen), зависещ от стечение на обстоятелствата
Chinese:
Mandarin: 偶然 (zh) (ǒurán)
Dutch: aleatoir, aleatorisch (nl)
Esperanto: aleatora
French: aléatoire (fr)
German: aleatorisch (de), zufällig (de)
Latin: aleatorius
Manx: croghagh
Portuguese: aleatório (pt)
Romanian: aleatoriu (ro)
Spanish: aleatorio (es)
Swedish: aleatorisk (sv), slumpmässig (sv), tillfällig (sv)
Turkish: şansa bağlı

See also

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