randomness

Noun

Meaning

the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work

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noise entropy s haphazardness stochasticity siemens caprice joss chance probability random accident fate variance accidental

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order process system way certain consistency

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irregularity physical property unregularity

random at random

When some systems are stuck in a dangerous impasse, randomness and only randomness can unlock them and set them free. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

While in theory randomness is an intrinsic property, in practice, randomness is incomplete information. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

[C]ontingency is a thing unto itself, not the titration of determinism by randomness. Stephen Jay Gould

This is the central illusion in life: that randomness is a risk, that it is a bad thing ... Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Randomness works well in search-sometimes better than humans. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Letting go of randomness is one of the hardest decisions a person can make. Douglas Coupland