单词 | aleatory |
释义 | aleatory /ay"lee euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, al"ee-/, adj. 1. Law. depending on a contingent event: an aleatory contract. 2. of or pertaining to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable: an aleatory element. 3. Music. employing the element of chance in the choice of tones, rests, durations, rhythms, dynamics, etc. Also, aleatoric /ay'lee euh tawr"ik, -tor"-, al'ee-/. [1685-95; < L aleatorius, equiv. to aleator- (s. of aleator gambler (ale(a) game of chance + -ator -ATOR) + -ius adj. suffix; see -TORY1] |
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