Randomness - Definition
randomness
n 1: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the
amount of energy in a system that is no longer available
for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and
energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of
inert uniformity" [syn: randomness, entropy, S]
2: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan [syn:
randomness, haphazardness, stochasticity, noise]