randomness
noun
ran·dom·ness ˈran-dəm-nəs 
: the quality or state of being or seeming random (as in lacking or seeming to lack a definite plan, purpose, or pattern)
… the metaphor of a coin flip for randomness remains unquestioned. We use coin tosses to settle disputes and decide outcomes because we believe they are unbiased, with 50-50 odds. Yet recent research into coin flips has discovered that the laws of mechanics determine the outcome of coin tosses …
David E. Adler
David E. Adlerthe randomness of life
Word History
First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
randomness
noun
as in uncertainty
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- uncertainty
- fortuitousness
- fortuity
- happenstance
- accident
- luck
- hazard
- circumstance
- chance
- fluke
- haphazardry
- destiny
- fate
- risk
- casualty
- hap
- happenchance
- danger
- doom
- peril
- fortune
- lot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- purpose
- intention
- intent
- design
- plan
- scheme
- outline