randomity

random +‎ -ity

• IPA^(key): /ɹænˈdɒm.ɪ.ti/

randomity (countable and uncountable, plural randomities)

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being random; randomness.
2. (countable) An instance of randomness; an unpredictable characteristic.
3. (countable) In any process of randomness; the ratio of predicted action to unpredicted action.

• Not found in 445 million words of British and American usage.

• 1930, Condé Nast Publications, Analog Science Fiction & Fact, page 12:

  But the evasive action taken by a human pilot, aided by a randomity selector, is not logical and therefore cannot be handled by a computer.

• 2002, Ron Edwards, Egyptian, page 269:

  …yet for all we continue to discover a certain elegant governance pervading the universe, one simply cannot ignore the very real possibility that such elegance might also contain discreet randomity…

• 2003, Edward Coleman, Mastering the Art of Selling Cars Online, page 36:

  The randomity factor I use the term “randomity” to describe how an individual can switch gears between one task and another fluidly without hesitation.