randomly

random +‎ -ly

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹændm̩li/

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randomly (comparative more randomly, superlative most randomly)

1. In a random manner.
   • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 12:

     It is easy to implement, is not cost-prohibitive, and provides unbiased randomly sampled data in an ethically acceptable manner.

2. (computing) By random access; at any point at a given time; not sequentially.
   • 1989, M. K. Roy, Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, COBOL Programming, page 314:

     When a file is accessed randomly, the programmer must specify the relative record number.