# randomness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹæn.dəm.nəs/ · frequency rank #32,993

## Definitions
1. The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.
2. A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
3. A measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event.

## Etymology
From random + -ness.

## Common misspellings (14)
`arndomness`, `radnomness`, `randdomness`, `randmoness`, `randomenss`, `randommness`, `randomnes`, `randomnness`, `randomnses`, `randonmess`, `ranndomness`, `ranodmness`, `rnadomness`, `rrandomness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/randomness