random
1ran·dom
noun \ˈran-dəm\Definition of RANDOM
: a haphazard course
— at random
: without definite aim, direction, rule, or method <subjects chosen at random>
See Origin of RANDOM
Middle English, succession, surge, from Anglo-French randun, from Old French randir to run, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rinnan to run — more at run
First Known Use: 1561
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