Randomness Definition & Meaning

randomness
noun
  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"
  2. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

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